medical retirement

So I was recently approved for FERS Disability retirement and I figured I would post my experience with the process for others that may go through this. The entire process can be done while you are on A45 time, but obviously there's no promise of that being available. From the time I was...

I'm currently a developmental at a level 9 up down facility, I've completed tower and working on my second of three positions in the radar scope. I've recently began having really bad bouts of depression and anxiety. Obviously I'd love to keep off medication as long as I can but it's inching...

What happens to certified controllers that develop an illness through the course of the career? For example, say that someone is otherwise perfectly healthy when they are first hired but develop migraines a couple of years before they are set to retire or someone develops depression from the...