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I'm just wondering how you factor that there are a pretty significant number of commercial FW pilots who are also retired military pilots into that logic?  I mean, if "retired" military helicopter pilots are keeping wages suppressed in the helicopter industry, how come that doesn't seem to be the case in the FW world?

It has NOTHING to do with military retirements or VA disability compensation.  Hint.  ALPA! 

If helicopter pilots had more common sense they would figure that out and ditch the "office workers" union for one that deals in the transportation industry.

But what do I know, I'm just a retired military helicopter pilot with a VA disability, over $4K a month in SS and no house or car payments.  I couldn't possibly have enough brains to figure that out!