Unlike Zanthrus (although I suspect that post was a wind up), no issue here with some RAAF pilots joining airlines, but please when you get there don't complain about how you find airline flying boring and you're only "taking" the job for the money and the lifestyle, there's plenty of guys and gals slogging it out in GA and cadetships who would crawl over broken glass to get a major airline gig, it'd be their career dream. And yes these pilots from a purely "civvie" background (who'd comprise at least 90% of your new work colleagues) can fly planes, and fly them well, and have had varied backgrounds and experiences, just like you.
Otherwise welcome aboard
Originally Posted by
allthecoolnamesarego
I think they tripped over the civvie standards on the way into the RAAF.
I'm not going to have a go at standards required or probably more accurately the personalities wanted in the military vs the airlines, but I will say there have been former military pilots who have failed selection processes at airlines and who have failed training courses at airlines, success at one doesn't guarantee success at another.