ShortBus_Driver

Yes, it appears that this must be the key distinction. They mentioned that previously they offered guys and gals a job and started their training with the understanding that the job offer was contingent on a successful background check. This was when they had no pool available and wanted to start classes right away. Currently (from my understanding), they do have a pool waiting on class dates and thus I believe that is why I was told that whoever clears a background check first will be given a class date first.

In any event, I'm simply repeating what I was told directly from HR.

ExpectDirect

There may be a difference between when you finish your Phase 2 background check and when you are actually notified that it's complete. The reason I say this is because a bunch of us in my class found out right after our checkride in the sim, and we all had varying work histories.

For what it's worth, I took the earliest interview time offered and ended up in class with a number of people who interviewed at the same time as me. We were at the front of the wave of classes for people who interviewed on the same day. Just sayin.

Still planning 250 next year, more if the rest rules change. Interviews November and early next year (not sure about December). Hang in there and good luck everyone!

amhess

I applied just over a month ago and haven't heard anything. Realistically, I don't think my chances are good. I am soon to retire after 20 years in the navy, and I've been out of the cockpit for a few years. Having said that, my hours are above their mins, and I've got a couple or rec letters from Jet Blue pilots, one of whom is a Captain. Is it at all possible that I would get called based on my past experience, even without the recency?

CaptCoolHand

I have been wrong once before... but you may want to go and get current in something in order to increase your chances. If that's what you mean by recency.

Good luck my friend!!

and thank you for your service.

xjtguy

Along the lines of what Coolhand said, lack of currency puts one at a disadvantage. Even though your background and flight time meet their mins, in your peer group (military), there are a TON of guys who may have taken their most recent flight the day before they filled out the app and/or interviewed. Keep in mind, it's a hyper competitive market right now, and will be for a while. "It is what it is" as they say. Even pre 9/11 people were running into obstacles if there wasn't any recency of experience. Some would simply go to a regional/135, or somewhere else where they could get some recent experienceget and resubmit/update/get their buddies to walk their stuff in and get called very very quickly. I'm not saying that's what one has to do, but it was common back then.

Now, with that being said; a friend from my previous employer took leave to go do a non flying military obligation. Hadn't sat in a turbine airplane in roughly 5+ years and got on at JB earlier this year. So it CAN happen. Now, naturally his rec letters were very very solid, as well as very very plentiful as the alumni from our previous employer is pretty prevalent at JetBlue.

Kellwolf

On another site, looks like calls are going out for the Nov 2nd class date. Someone from the 9/14 interview date got a call for that class, so it looks like there pretty much IS no pool. I'm guessing their background checks aren't 100% done yet, either.

Lancer

I was checking my email every hour for my 13 Oct int, now I'm checking it every 15 minutes. No calls or emails. I'd like to think I'm a patient guy, but this experience is proving otherwise, lol

whiskey72

two of my former co-workers were offered classes for Nov 2 today. Both of which were offered conditional employment pending the successful completion of the background check. It's the way things are done as far back as I can remember.

Lancer

thanks, when did they interview?

EMBFlyer

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