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Originally Posted by kenie311

Hello-

1. What happens during the interview? Do I do medical...etc during that time or is it just the interview and they contact you 5 months later for the medical part.
Just an interview. It may take one to who-knows how many months until they send you the package. Once they send you the package you begin coordinating for physicals etc...


2. While I'm in OK (hoping), can you get a second job? I know that income is going to drop considering what I am bringing in now and I know my family is going to have a hard time with it. Do you have enough time to work 20 extra hours a week for a little more income?
Didn't do academy, so IDK.

3. I am confused about the timeframe in OK. Some say 2 months, 3 months, 4 months. What is the deciding factor in how much time you spend there?
Didn't do academy, so IDK.

4. Does anyone here work for Atlanta? I am reading bad things on here, about qual times and I would like to get a clearer picture. Would it be wise to pass on Atlanta so that I could get quals faster somewhere else? Or is Atlanta the spot to get all the knowledge that I could ever want and it would be stupid to pass up that type of opportunity? I just don't want to sit around for years. I want to learn my job and get to it.
Advantage: High-level facility, good traffic flow, continuous and consistent training regiment, good pay, good experience. If leads to developmental failure, possibility to transfer to lower facility.

Disadvantage (opinion only): Complex environment to start ATC from an absolute fresh start with no knowledge/experience. Tough(er) level of training in which failure can possibly lead to removal of the developmental at an early stage in the ATC career. Lots of info to learn without prior experience. Expect to train for a little while.

5. Once you get done with OK, do you go directly to your job location or are there more schools after that?
Didn't do academy, so IDK.

6. If I am reading this correctly, you will not be helped with moving expenses. So if I get NV, I will have to move from FL, with no help from the government?
I drove from NY to CA with no moving expenses. In the future, your moves may be reimbursed - depends on what the bid says and how far you live from a certain facility.

I think that is all I have right now...thanks