swinte00
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Re: **Official "Not Until Next Fiscal Year (Oct. 2010)" Thre
I'd have to agree with that, but most people on here who haven't met me, nor did they work Academy positions with me would just say that I sucked at being a controller and it's not something I'm cut out for. My aptitude for learning and picking things up at a faster pace than most says otherwise.
Looking back at it, almost a full year later (Wednesday will be the day that I failed my PV last year) I'd say I just had a case of severe nervousness. I had a court date I had to reschedule due to a car accident I got into the weekend prior to my PV, and being as I had never been to court for ANYTHING, much less a traffic incident, had my mind in other places besides controlling.
Yes, I know, had I passed I would have had to leave that at the door before plugging in, but when your entire career is on the line because of one test, it's bogus, IMHO.
Enough about that, though. The military is something I've looked into, but that's also no guarantee. I've taken steps to get into shape in case I do opt for that route, but we'll see.
In the mean time, I'm still writing software for a large company here in Arkansas.
Also, I had just graduated with my Bachelor's degree before going to the Academy, not high school. I've made some poorer decisions in my life, like turning down an appointment to the US Naval Academy, so the military is still in the back of my mind.
Tower PV subjective? :yup:Swinte, have you looked into the military? Honestly if I were starting over from the time I graduated high school, that is the route I would go. You could still do a 6 year enlistment and have time to get out and go through the normal VRA routine before you turn 31.
That way you will get paid instead of investing thousands of dollars for a degree that is only good for one thing, and it isn't even a sure thing.
I read in the Inspector General's report that the Tower PV is severely subjective, and that some people pass with 2 violations while others fail with no violations. Maybe in a few years they will have remedied that situation
I'd have to agree with that, but most people on here who haven't met me, nor did they work Academy positions with me would just say that I sucked at being a controller and it's not something I'm cut out for. My aptitude for learning and picking things up at a faster pace than most says otherwise.
Looking back at it, almost a full year later (Wednesday will be the day that I failed my PV last year) I'd say I just had a case of severe nervousness. I had a court date I had to reschedule due to a car accident I got into the weekend prior to my PV, and being as I had never been to court for ANYTHING, much less a traffic incident, had my mind in other places besides controlling.
Yes, I know, had I passed I would have had to leave that at the door before plugging in, but when your entire career is on the line because of one test, it's bogus, IMHO.
Enough about that, though. The military is something I've looked into, but that's also no guarantee. I've taken steps to get into shape in case I do opt for that route, but we'll see.
In the mean time, I'm still writing software for a large company here in Arkansas.
Also, I had just graduated with my Bachelor's degree before going to the Academy, not high school. I've made some poorer decisions in my life, like turning down an appointment to the US Naval Academy, so the military is still in the back of my mind.