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Originally Posted by borommakot  To the best of my knowledge, no one with a passing score has ever been turned done based solely on their lower AT-SAT.
The test used to be used to determine if you were going to a center or terminal, but that went out the window a year or two ago. Now, people with 75% are regularly going to level 12 terminals and centers, and people with 100% are ending up at level 5 VFR towers.
At this point, the AT-SAT is basically pass/fail. If you get any sort of passing grade then congratulations!, now all you have to do is pass the security & medical, wait months and months and months, and you'll be in.
Seriously, the FAA is desperate for people. They're not going to be turning anyone even remotely qualified away. |
You know, I have no clue who or what to believe anymore. My step father and my father (both were/are controllers) tell me that the FAA is completely under staffed and most controllers moving up level 9 to 12 facilities will actually retire within the next 3 years. Hell, my father even wrote a book about it (
www.bobrichardsbooks.com).
On the other hand, I read these forums and it confuses me. Logically, why put a score band up? Also, since there are an abundence of CTI grads and over 4,000k OTS (That stat was taken from this site) that took the ATSAT and are "well qualified", it seems pointless to hold onto the "qualified" candidates with no aviation backround.
NOTE TO MILITARY CONTROLLERS!
To be honest with you, I did particularly very ASVAB a while back and made qualification score for the ATC position. Since I have a degree in computer science, I went to an officer training recruiter and told me I need to enlist since I have no aviation backround. Is he lieing to me?
Also, what are my chance of getting the job through MEPS?