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I've done extensive reading online and I've talked to numerous current controllers and I'm definetly joining NATCA when I get hired. <BR><BR>The fact that the FAA is doing nothing more than just imposing their will on the controllers really bothers me. Not to mention the fact they are quick to fire someone for making a little mistake that they spent so much time and money to train, but then are pushing controllers through that shouldn't be controllers. <BR><BR>Some of those imposed work rules are nothing more than a show of force. Who cares what controllers dress like? Virtually no one ever sees the controllers. <BR><BR>Mandatory overtime, working controllers like dogs, 8 hours in between shifts. That's crazy. They should work those schedules and see how fast they get burnt out. And they don't have the lives of hundreds of people in their hands. <BR><BR>One thing I have learned is that just about every controller LOVES their jobs. The pay cut is not the biggest problem they have. It's the other things. The way they are treated, the way their bosses aren't even controllers. If you have never been a controller, then you will never know what all this job really entails. <BR><BR>I haven't even started working for the FAA yet, but I'm not afraid of starting to because of the hope that things will improve, NATCA's voice will finally be heard by the FAA, Congress, and the general public one day. Until then, I'll suck it up and pay my dues.

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Amen Brother!! I agree completely.