challenger
New Member
Hello all,
I am thinking about going to a recruiter and see if I can get ATC guaranteed as a job in the Air Force (I would only go in if its ATC in writing). I do know that it should be something in demand,with people leaving for the FAA and such. I have been having the run around with trying to join the Air Guard for over a half a year now. So I have been thinking maybe I should join in a job that I am really interested in in Active Duty.
As some of you may know I am currently a student at UND. I will be 21 in a few days and am sitting around 30 credits after this semester and am just feeling bored and unfulfilled with college life; money issues have made it so I have been unable to fly airplanes here as well. I took the first ATC class at UND and can honestly say it is the only college class I have enjoyed so far. I do not feel like paying for a lousy education anymore.
Otherwise UND does not seem to be fitting for me. Nothing is tying me down at this point in my life. I would kind of like to see different places, after all Grand Forks is pretty drab. (I understand could get put in a place similar, would not take much to beat here though :whatever
I tried AFROTC here and it just did not work out as I had planned. The way I see it if I like the Air Force I could always try for a commission after my enlistment is up. My original goal was to be a pilot in the AF, but I scored poorly on the AFOQT. That is a secondary goal though, because it may never happen; my major goal in life is to be able to live a (monetarily stable) life. I have been poor my entire life and am sick of it, so I want to set myself up for success. Which I mean hey, I like ATC and it definitely is a stable career path compared to some in this day and age. I also want to serve my country at some point.
So whats the verdict? Good idea, bad idea? Anyone out there Military controllers? Any advice would be greatly appreciated on this rather life changing decision!
I am thinking about going to a recruiter and see if I can get ATC guaranteed as a job in the Air Force (I would only go in if its ATC in writing). I do know that it should be something in demand,with people leaving for the FAA and such. I have been having the run around with trying to join the Air Guard for over a half a year now. So I have been thinking maybe I should join in a job that I am really interested in in Active Duty.
As some of you may know I am currently a student at UND. I will be 21 in a few days and am sitting around 30 credits after this semester and am just feeling bored and unfulfilled with college life; money issues have made it so I have been unable to fly airplanes here as well. I took the first ATC class at UND and can honestly say it is the only college class I have enjoyed so far. I do not feel like paying for a lousy education anymore.
Otherwise UND does not seem to be fitting for me. Nothing is tying me down at this point in my life. I would kind of like to see different places, after all Grand Forks is pretty drab. (I understand could get put in a place similar, would not take much to beat here though :whatever
I tried AFROTC here and it just did not work out as I had planned. The way I see it if I like the Air Force I could always try for a commission after my enlistment is up. My original goal was to be a pilot in the AF, but I scored poorly on the AFOQT. That is a secondary goal though, because it may never happen; my major goal in life is to be able to live a (monetarily stable) life. I have been poor my entire life and am sick of it, so I want to set myself up for success. Which I mean hey, I like ATC and it definitely is a stable career path compared to some in this day and age. I also want to serve my country at some point.
So whats the verdict? Good idea, bad idea? Anyone out there Military controllers? Any advice would be greatly appreciated on this rather life changing decision!