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United hired more than 4,000 pilots in the past 24 months and expects to add another 10,000 this decade. The company also anticipates taking delivery of about 700 new aircraft by 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t about any pilot shortage, Cooper said. \u201cUnited doesn\u2019t have a shortage of quality applicants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, it\u2019s part of United\u2019s strategy to improve opportunities for veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe really value the experience and quality of character that\u2019s represented by our veteran population,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several parts of the program will \u201cdemystify\u201d and streamline the transition, Cooper said. \u201cWe will interview them [and] bring them on with a conditional job offer before they have met all of our hiring requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One key is for United to be able to talk to active duty pilots \u201cjust as they\u2019re beginning to contemplate leaving the military and thinking about going to a civilian airline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another key is that military pilots won\u2019t need to have an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate before they apply with United. That certificate, the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s highest certificate, requires certain tests and minimum flight hours. Military pilots don\u2019t have to have the ATP certificate; civilian airline pilots do. United\u2019s \u201cpilot buddies\u201d program will pair active duty members with a currently flying United pilot, who will help navigate the complexities of dealing with the FAA and getting the ATP certificate before they join United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPart of the goal is to schedule their start date at United in a way that works for them and their families,\u201d Cooper said, to include getting their ATP certificate before they separate from the military so they can start training with United while on terminal leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, pretty early on after starting United\u2019s training program, they\u2019ll find out which United base they\u2019ll be assigned to, which could enable them to schedule their final military permanent change of station move to that location \u2014 a big savings for military families, Cooper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHaving a program like this would have been very beneficial for me when I made the transition 10 years ago,\u201d said Kenneth \u201cKP\u201d Kirkpatrick, a United 737 captain and assistant chief pilot at Los Angeles International Airport. He served on active duty in the Air Force for 12 years. Now a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve, Kirkpatrick commands the 729th Airlift Squadron out of March Air Reserve Base near Riverside, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he made the jump from active duty to civilian aviation, Kirkpatrick said, he wanted to make sure he timed the transition so he didn\u2019t miss United\u2019s hiring window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe thing that service members often struggle with is that they want to continue to serve honorably,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, you don\u2019t want to cut your career short because the industry is kind of dictating it. 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