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Old 12-09-2013, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by hyperboy
You can come to a Vets in Blue if you are a veteran. A veteran is a veteran. No special invite you just have to find out about it. We are interviewing on Dec 11th. Many Vets are interviewing on the 11th or in the future that were present at this past Vets in Blue! If you have a friend at Jetblue tell them to let you know when the info comes out next time. There is a special box to check for veterans in the application! Good Luck!
Vets InBlue is invite Only. They send you an email with a RSVP attachment. Once you say yes you will attend they send you an email with a link to fill out a form and print your admission ticket. Once you arrive at headquarters for the event they check your name against the roster of names that have RSVP'd. Once you enter the room they check your name again and issue a pre-printed name tag. I say all of this, to basically say if you are not invited and your name is not on the list you will not get in. The conference room where the event is held only has room for 120 people (fire code) that is why attendance is strictly monitored and controlled.
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Old 12-09-2013, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by reconpilot20
Vets InBlue is invite Only. They send you an email with a RSVP attachment. Once you say yes you will attend they send you an email with a link to fill out a form and print your admission ticket. Once you arrive at headquarters for the event they check your name against the roster of names that have RSVP'd. Once you enter the room they check your name again and issue a pre-printed name tag. I say all of this, to basically say if you are not invited and your name is not on the list you will not get in. The conference room where the event is held only has room for 120 people (fire code) that is why attendance is strictly monitored and controlled.
Based on the last one I'm pretty sure it's filled first come first serve. But you can register on line without an invite. I'm not a vet but when the last one came around there was a website for you to register. Nothing invite only about it. Just sign up before they reach capacity.
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Old 12-09-2013, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Beechnut58
Based on the last one I'm pretty sure it's filled first come first serve. But you can register on line without an invite. I'm not a vet but when the last one came around there was a website for you to register. Nothing invite only about it. Just sign up before they reach capacity.
I got an invite I believe because I had military service listed on my application from the Feb window. I forwarded the email to a friend who didn't get an invite, but was able to use the info from that email to successfully register.

They send an invite out...but anybody who is a vet was able to register. The key for anybody that wants to go is to make sure you sign up early when they announce the event.
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Old 12-09-2013, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jsfBoat
Is the Vets in Blue for only former military pilots, or is it also geared towards prior enlisted as far as hiring?


At the last event in Nov, it was a mix of everybody. Active military pilots about to retire, mid-career military pilots looking to jump ship, prior enlisted sergeants (used GI bill for ratings + working at a regional), Army WOs with helo backgrounds, ground pounder infantry officers that worked into the regionals.


Originally Posted by hyperboy
You can come to a Vets in Blue if you are a veteran. A veteran is a veteran. No special invite you just have to find out about it. We are interviewing on Dec 11th. Many Vets are interviewing on the 11th or in the future that were present at this past Vets in Blue! If you have a friend at Jetblue tell them to let you know when the info comes out next time. There is a special box to check for veterans in the application! Good Luck!

Yes, that quote sums it up. A veteran is a veteran.

Originally Posted by WARich
I'm slightly confused, I thought you needed a special invite to the vets in blue? How would one get to the next vets in blue?
Keep your ear to the ground. When you hear news of the next event, register at your earliest opportunity. For the November event, it was announced on this website with enough notice to register before they hit the registration limit.
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Originally Posted by mpilot153
At the last event in Nov, it was a mix of everybody. Active military pilots about to retire, mid-career military pilots looking to jump ship, prior enlisted sergeants (used GI bill for ratings + working at a regional), Army WOs with helo backgrounds, ground pounder infantry officers that worked into the regionals.





Yes, that quote sums it up. A veteran is a veteran.



Keep your ear to the ground. When you hear news of the next event, register at your earliest opportunity. For the November event, it was announced on this website with enough notice to register before they hit the registration limit.
Thanks for the clarification.
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Old 12-10-2013, 07:33 AM
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Don't get all excited for this, practically all 120 had 6-8k total time or more, loads of TPIC, instructors, 121 experience, ect... Everybody was super qualified. I don't think just showing up is going to get you an invite, unless you are in top ten percent or something. Plus you had to pay for all of it...
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Originally Posted by bluelion
Don't get all excited for this, practically all 120 had 6-8k total time or more, loads of TPIC, instructors, 121 experience, ect... Everybody was super qualified. I don't think just showing up is going to get you an invite, unless you are in top ten percent or something. Plus you had to pay for all of it...
What exactly was there to pay for?
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Old 12-10-2013, 08:34 AM
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Probably transportation and hotel.

Since it is not an interview they likely do not positive space you out there.

With that being said...a potential small price to pay if you are interested in working for jetBlue. While this was only the second VIB, many who attend end up getting an interview invite shortly after. Compare those odds to the folks who simply have an app on file or attend a normal job fair.
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Old 12-10-2013, 08:37 AM
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A little off topic and I apologies, but can anyone reading comment on what the attrition is like from the senior ranks at JBA? Are a lot of Cptns taking recall rights to the legacies? Numbers?
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Old 12-10-2013, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bluelion
Don't get all excited for this, practically all 120 had 6-8k total time or more, loads of TPIC, instructors, 121 experience, ect... Everybody was super qualified. I don't think just showing up is going to get you an invite, unless you are in top ten percent or something. Plus you had to pay for all of it...
Who should pay for it?
Nobody makes you attend it, JetBlue is trying to help out the vets.
They didn't charge you to attend.
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