"None of the pilots flying AF447 had military flying backgrounds. In the past, airlines could rely on a supply of military trained pilots"
well... fighter pilots, with all respect- are trained to fullfill the mission at every price... in civilian aviation you HAVE NOT to fulffill the mission at every price.
i my eyes thats not the point for AF447. we tend to see here on one hand pilots who were not trained on extreme situations on this aircraft and on the other hand an aircraft which was not build for extreme situations.