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Originally Posted by RABIRZA69  once a controllers gets on and rated in his/her facility what is the process like to xfer to another region, lets say from New England to Eastern? Also if hired for a terminal position and one wants to go to a center, what are the steps involved in doing that? thanks again for the info |
Transferring in the centers is a bit of a gamble... I applied to transfer from Oakland Center to anywhere in Southern California, and that took 10 years and a hardship request.
T-shirts in LA center (back when you could wear them) said, "25 years to life, LA Center".
The terminal enviroment is a bit easier to move around, but frankly anything right now is a crap shoot. Going from terminal to center is supposed to "cross business lines", which really means lazy buearocrats can't account for something that we've always done.
Which leads me to my admonition. If you were hired, and subsequently checked out in a tower, then bid and got a center... Don't wash out, 'cuz they'll probably fire you.
Still wanna transfer?