Interesting. I hope what I'm smelling here is desperation:
"Delta is expanding its recruitment strategy by offering jobs in the flight deck to full-time, active-duty U.S. military pilots up to
two years before their retirement.
These conditional job offers can also be extended to Active Guard Reserve pilots in what is a significant expansion from the previous timeline of six months before retirement.
For all other military pilots, Delta will begin interview processes and extending conditional job offers to successful candidates
one year before their availability date."
https://news.delta.com/delta-changin...ilitary-pilots