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Originally Posted by Zeppelinpilot  I have been piecing all this together by reading the threads, and so now I want to lay it all out for my own sake. Hopefully some others will find this useful.
Please correct any mistakes a I make. I assume the PEPC route because that is what I will do.
Step One:
Apply!
Whether you are CTI, VRA or OTS, you need to start by applying to the ASAP system online (Assumes there is an open announcement for your category).
When you apply, you select your geographic preferences. They used to use a 5 state system, but now you get to list specific facilities?
Step Two:
Take AT-SAT when they tell you to (OTS/VRA).
I am CTI so will have already taken it.
Step Three:
They will invite you to a PEPC. If they do not, you can call a number and ask to go a PEPC. I personally will be flying wherever I have to to get to a PEPC as soon as possible.
When you get invited to a PEPC, they will give you a general idea of where you are going. IF you are going Enroute, they will tell you the specific facility you will be working at. If you are going terminal, you will only be told a generality like "NY Terminal" or "CA Terminal".
Step Four:
Go to PEPC and complete all the stuff you need to right then and there. This is where you will receive your TOL and if you are going terminal, you will be told your specific facility.
Step Five:
Wait for/Receive FOL (assumes medical/drug/security checks all go through). This is when you receive your OKC date.
Step Six:
Go to OKC and don't fail.
Ok, so is that right?
What still seems to confuse me is the method for selecting geo preferences. People are speaking of emails where they are given a list of facilities to chose from. Or some people know the exact facility they are going to before the PEPC.
It just seems like everyones experience is slightly different, and you never know whats going to happen when.
Thanks for the help. |
Step 1. Only select geo prefs in application if VRA.
Step 2. VRA does not take AT-SAT at all.
rest is basically right. You missed the 43,587 phone calls to remind them that you exist and are waiting.
Also with the exception of "pre-taking" the AT-SAT the FAA treats CTI and OTS as one and the same.