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c172captain · January 17th, 2008, 00:01

Hello all,
Little background:
I am 17 and am have passed my IFR oral and am waiting for better weather to take my practical. I plan on going military if I do not encounter any snags.

I was recently told that I might be disqualified from joining the Air Force due to a minor medical reason. Faced with this news I realized that I may not want to fly commercial for the rest of my life. Listening to ATC has always been mystifying to me and I have an immense respect for the difficult job that you guys pull off with ease.

That being said, I was wondering what steps I should take to set myself up to become hired at promising facility. Do I need a college degree? Is it recommended? Is there a specific ATC college that I need to go to? Do I need specific ratings and completions of tests to be qualified for certain ATC positions(i.e. me having my PPL/IFR/ME ratings etc)?

Any and all help would be appreciated, thank you.

January 17th, 2008, 00:01	#1
c172captain Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 80	How to become an ATC? Hello all, Little background: I am 17 and am have passed my IFR oral and am waiting for better weather to take my practical. I plan on going military if I do not encounter any snags. I was recently told that I might be disqualified from joining the Air Force due to a minor medical reason. Faced with this news I realized that I may not want to fly commercial for the rest of my life. Listening to ATC has always been mystifying to me and I have an immense respect for the difficult job that you guys pull off with ease. That being said, I was wondering what steps I should take to set myself up to become hired at promising facility. Do I need a college degree? Is it recommended? Is there a specific ATC college that I need to go to? Do I need specific ratings and completions of tests to be qualified for certain ATC positions(i.e. me having my PPL/IFR/ME ratings etc)? Any and all help would be appreciated, thank you.