hey everyone..
i'm absolutely new to the whole air traffic controller 'scene', and i'm still a little confused about everything i've read. hopefully some of you can help and it might help others..
the only thing i've done so far is take the ATSAT test in March, which i passed safely. 3 days ago (Jun20) i got an email which said, loosely, 'congrats, youve been selected for further consideration for ATSC position at a terminal in CA.' then i had to select a date for the PEPC, which i made NY in July. so my question is, now what? what usually happens after the PEPC if you were selected for a terminal position? is there a different path for terminal vs. en route? when everyone talks about training and the academy, is that the same thing.. are the classes in OKC the 'academy' everyone's talking about? and how often do they start new classes? basically, i'm trying to get a general timeframe for an approximate date to start in OKC (provided i pass through the PEPC), time in OKC, and when I can expect to be at my facility in CA.. speaking of, arent there more than one terminals in CA? it seems like everyone else knows specifically which one theyre going to.
btw, when youre responding, please bear in mind that the only acronymns i know are the ones i've already used. and if someone wants to go over some of the more commonly used ones, please feel free cause i get pretty lost sometimes.. ATRSCC, TRACON, FEBOT.. (i dont even know if any of those were right)
anyway, i appreciate any and all help you give me. this is a great forum..
i'm absolutely new to the whole air traffic controller 'scene', and i'm still a little confused about everything i've read. hopefully some of you can help and it might help others..
the only thing i've done so far is take the ATSAT test in March, which i passed safely. 3 days ago (Jun20) i got an email which said, loosely, 'congrats, youve been selected for further consideration for ATSC position at a terminal in CA.' then i had to select a date for the PEPC, which i made NY in July. so my question is, now what? what usually happens after the PEPC if you were selected for a terminal position? is there a different path for terminal vs. en route? when everyone talks about training and the academy, is that the same thing.. are the classes in OKC the 'academy' everyone's talking about? and how often do they start new classes? basically, i'm trying to get a general timeframe for an approximate date to start in OKC (provided i pass through the PEPC), time in OKC, and when I can expect to be at my facility in CA.. speaking of, arent there more than one terminals in CA? it seems like everyone else knows specifically which one theyre going to.
btw, when youre responding, please bear in mind that the only acronymns i know are the ones i've already used. and if someone wants to go over some of the more commonly used ones, please feel free cause i get pretty lost sometimes.. ATRSCC, TRACON, FEBOT.. (i dont even know if any of those were right)
anyway, i appreciate any and all help you give me. this is a great forum..