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American Airlines Resume Template for Veterans

A dense one-page pilot résumé that separates airplane and rotorcraft time, with bullets that follow American's own description of its pilots: anticipate, plan, lead.

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Travis Holloway
Alexandria, VA • travis.holloway@email.com • (555) 010-9150 • linkedin.com/in/travisholloway
Professional Summary

Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 with 3,100 hours total, including 1,280 hours of multi-engine turboprop airplane time as a C-12 instructor pilot and 1,820 hours of UH-60 rotorcraft time. Holds an unrestricted ATP (AMEL) and a first-class medical. Available for any crew base; applying for First Officer.

Skills

Flight Time:Total: 3,100 hrs, Airplane (multi-engine turboprop): 1,280 hrs, Rotorcraft: 1,820 hrs, PIC: 1,760 hrs (airplane PIC 820), Instructor: 540 hrs, Night (incl. NVG): 690 hrs, Actual instrument: 190 hrs

Aircraft Flown:C-12U Huron (King Air 200): 1,280 hrs, UH-60M Black Hawk: 1,650 hrs, UH-72 / TH-67 (training): 170 hrs

Certifications
  • FAA Airline Transport Pilot, Airplane Multiengine Land (unrestricted)
  • FAA Commercial Pilot, Rotorcraft-Helicopter, Instrument Helicopter
  • FAA First-Class Medical (current)
  • FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit
Professional Experience
Fixed-Wing Instructor Pilot, C-12 Huron (Chief Warrant Officer 3) — U.S. Army, Operational Support Airlift ActivityMar 2022 – Present
Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, VA
  • Anticipated winter icing limits for a 6-aircraft detachment, built go/no-go decision criteria with the weather office, and led crews through 2 seasons with zero weather-related incidents.
  • Planned and flew 450 passenger and cargo missions across the continental U.S., averaging 97% on-time departures.
  • Instructed 14 rotary-wing aviators transitioning to fixed-wing, and every student passed their first check ride.
  • Served as the unit's safety officer, running a hazard-reporting program that closed 38 reported hazards in 12 months.
UH-60M Pilot-in-Command & Air Mission Commander (CW2) — U.S. Army, 82nd Combat Aviation BrigadeJun 2016 – Feb 2022
Fort Bragg, NC
  • Led multi-aircraft formations of up to 8 helicopters on 120+ air-assault, medical evacuation, and disaster-relief missions, briefing plans to 30+ crewmembers.
  • Developed the battalion's night-vision-goggle training plan, qualifying 22 pilots in 9 months.
Education
B.S., Aeronautics — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide2021
GPA 3.7
Initial Entry Rotary Wing; Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Qualification — U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, AL2015

What American Airlines looks for

American says it evaluates each pilot candidate holistically. It wants pilots who lead on the aircraft and in the operation, people who can 'anticipate a need, develop a plan, and lead team members' to deliver a safe, reliable operation. Before you can create a login on its pilot hiring site, you must pass a minimum-qualifications questionnaire. It asks whether you're 23 to 65, hold an unrestricted ATP, hold an FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit, and hold a valid first-class medical. It also asks whether you can travel freely to every country American serves and whether you'll accept any crew base: BOS, CLT, DCA, DFW, LGA, LAX, MIA, ORD, PHL, or PHX.

Bullet formula: Anticipate → Plan → Lead → Result, American's own description of its pilots: '[Anticipated a risk or need], [developed a plan], [led the crew or team], [safe, reliable result with numbers]'.

Do

  • Confirm you meet every questionnaire item before applying, especially an unrestricted ATP. A military restricted ATP (R-ATP) can be issued at 750 hours under 14 CFR 61.160, but American's questionnaire asks for an unrestricted ATP.
  • Break out your time by category so reviewers don't have to do the math: total, airplane versus rotorcraft, turbine, multi-engine, PIC, instructor, and night.
  • Write bullets that show leadership in the operation, not just stick-and-rudder skill. American says its pilots are leaders in the operation as well as on the aircraft.
  • List the FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit and your first-class medical explicitly.

Avoid

  • Don't apply before you hold an unrestricted ATP. The questionnaire screens you out first.
  • Don't mix rotary-wing hours into airplane totals. Show them on separate lines.
  • Don't state a base restriction. American asks whether you'll accept any crew base.

Words from their postings

safe, professional, skilled, anticipate, develop a plan, lead team members, reliable operation, leadership, crew coordination.

Veteran programs

  • 7,000+ American team members are veterans or still serving in the reserve component
  • Veteran pathways into Tech Ops and other roles (featured on American's Military careers page)

Where veterans land

First Officer, Simulator Pilot Instructor, Flight operations and Tech Ops roles

Sources

American Airlines Pilot Hiring: Minimum qualifications questionnaireAmerican Airlines Jobs: Pilots at AmericanAmerican Airlines Jobs: Military14 CFR 61.160: Restricted ATP for military pilots (750 hours)

Guidance compiled from American Airlines's public career pages, checked Sep 2026. MOS Roadmap is not affiliated with or endorsed by American Airlines.

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