Announcement Ending 05/02
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strykr
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Here's from a few pages back in the thread:
"Best case scenario (following what the FEBOTS went through):
AT-SAT testing for PUBNAT2 ends Friday 7/18
Geographic preferences sometime next week
Referral lists towards the end of August
PEPC invites beginning-mid September (really depends on when panels meet for us)
Attend PEPCs in October/November
Depending on what classes the open up in OKC and how many of the FEBOTS still need to be put into classes, head down to OKC in December/January"
I think this is a pretty accurate guess...of course its all at the speed of Gov't.
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GirlsFly2
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I know a "husband and wife" pair in Dallas, TX... he is ATC at the ARTCC, and she's at the DFW Tower. Also, my husband works at the Atlanta ARTCC as a computer engineer, and that's where I would like to get placed as ATC. He's been talking to people around the center about me working there, and the impression he's getting is that it should help me get my preference because he already works there. So, from what I can tell, the FAA doesn't frown on husband/wife pairs working in the same building...
GirlsFly2
New Member
Here's from a few pages back in the thread:
"Best case scenario (following what the FEBOTS went through):
AT-SAT testing for PUBNAT2 ends Friday 7/18
Geographic preferences sometime next week
Referral lists towards the end of August
PEPC invites beginning-mid September (really depends on when panels meet for us)
Attend PEPCs in October/November
Depending on what classes the open up in OKC and how many of the FEBOTS still need to be put into classes, head down to OKC in December/January"
I think this is a pretty accurate guess...of course its all at the speed of Gov't.
The holidays will probably slow things down too.
Barty
Well-Known Member
It probably depends on the size of the facility. For a center or large/consolidated TRACON, it is probably handled by some intermediary. But at a smaller facility, I figure it can't hurt to have your name in the mind of the ATM, since it very well may be that person who goes "hey, I'm losing xx number of folks, let me have this guy/gal" when your name comes up. That's assuming of course it even gets handled like that at all, and isn't some thing that gets handled at a regional office somewhere and everyone just kinda gets divvied up by wherever they are projecting retirements or transfers.
In any event, I'm going to list specific facilities when I select my preferences and in order of preference in the notes. It might at least get someone to make a call to someone whose hand I've shook at some point during the process.
Barty
Well-Known Member
It was someone having a panic attack about their OKC date, nothing more. There was nothing in there to suggest that they've frozen the entire process.
So everyone just calm down and take a deep breath.
, but bring 'em on!!!:rawk:None of us would see class dates prior to October anyway. The biggest impact of the class freezes is there will be a bigger backlog to clear through before they get to us. So add a couple of months to the process. Not the end of the world.. particularly since we all knew (or should have known) at the onset that this process is very slow anyway.
I feel bad for those in that thread who resigned their current job with just a TOL in hand. A TOL means you could be picked up in six weeks or six years. Any date they might hand you is certainly relative. Even with a FOL a date is iffy. I personally plan to work up to the absolute last day I can and still make it to OKC in time for class. I've been through the FAA hiring process once before.. I can guarantee you they will delay your start for even the smallest of reasons.
Barty
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Heh heh...that works for me. I'll be fully vested in my current 401(k) by then.
I just need a TOL in hand before December and I'm golden.
That's around the time I was figuring anyway... I don't think the delay for the FEBOTS is going to delay us too much...
ATC Hopeful
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yeah i have also been counting on about Jan./Feb., but as always, can't wait until the next step. I was Kinda hoping we would already have gotten our Geo Pref. emails by now, but i guess i am hoping for miracles.
ok... someone posted somewhere on this forum that geo pref emails should be out in 1-2 weeks. I don't remember which thread it was or who posted it because all of this JC information is just pooled together in my head :crazy:
