Not exactly, Cat. Methinks they get the added bonus of sitting through a thorough de-briefing, then the mandatory round o' drinks at the O club to celebrate a (hopefully) successufl mission!

What gets me is that most of those Delta pilots (indeed, most commerical pilots) learned to fly in the military and were expected and required to be able to handle those long missions. Those that couldn't washed out and now drive Greyhounds for a living. Bottom line is these guys are spoiled and if that Delta pilot is a reservist he better hope he doesn't get called up to reinforce the troops.

Just my opinion.

Cheers,

'toad