Pubnat 9
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spades9048
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There were tons of WQ PUBNAT5,6, & 7 applicants left. That didn't stop the opening of PUBNAT8.
zilan23
New Member
Even prior to pubnat5 there were tons of applicants....yet they opened up more. I was told by aviation careers that if you don't get picked for your respected pubnat you have to apply again. I didn't get picked under pubnat7 because the states I chose weren't hiring...so I was forced to reapply. Luckily I had applied under pubnat8 too.
Cheezypoof
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It's the government, it doesn't have to make sense and most likely will not.
EMUtoATC
New Member
Sadly, I agree with both sides. If the government EVER decides to hire OTS again they will have another PubNat; BUT it doesn't make sense given the LARGE number of WQ people already in the system who didn't get picked up yet. It just doesn't make sense, but it's just how they do it.
zilan23
New Member
It kinda makes a little sense. Those who are still interested in pursuing this type of career will more than likely apply under the new pubnat if it opens; those who aren't interested or those who have timed out, won't. It's the way of the faa weeding out the unqualified and the non-interested peeps. It saves them time, rather than them having to send out emails to everyone only to find out they're not interested or no longer eligible. I think this is their mentality behind it.
Rosstafari
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There's been OTS hiring for a long time before the latest batch of PUBNATs, which started in February 2008. It just hasn't been on the scale that PUBNATS1-8 (and PUBHI and PUBAK) were.
Bad news... I called the ATC career center yesterday and spoke with a guy who said they were just told this morning (which was yesterday) that they won't be putting out any pubnats for the year 2011. He said they could always change their mind later, but as of now, no pubnats for 2011.
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