Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-19-ALLSRCE-61676
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Mr. Miner
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What? Where did you hear this?
tylertrend
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First hand accounts from people I know
ClearanceClarence
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^the number one source used on this site for everything.
tylertrend
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Sometimes it's the best we can get. Also going based off the approx number of people through Basics already and how fast they're getting through in OKC (8 per class) it passes the quick logic test.
ClearanceClarence
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True, not saying the info you got is bad, just saying tons of people know somebody who claims to know something, but the truth is, when it comes to the FAA (and particularly in a situation like we’re in now) nobody has any clue what’s going on. For example, trainees already at facilities have literally heard nothing but rumors for the past 5 months, basically none of which have been true. I wouldn’t be surprised if the agency came out next week and said everything is returning to normal. I also wouldn’t be shocked if they said we’re all furloughed. It’s just nuts right now.
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For all you guys now they are going to add a ton of classes for the new fiscal year. These things change all the time
Not surprised at all. I know people from my old class (they break you up into 9 person OKC classes because of COVID) who are still in limbo and waiting for a class date after completing basics in March. They have gone over the training modules now 6 times. If you have a job now, enjoy it. Post-tax income, with health insurance and no per diem is about $280/wk. They've been living on that since March. Enjoy your job and ride out the storm, as of right now, no FOLs are being rescinded.
Hope your last name ends with A-D. If not, you're going to have a rough time.
Hope your last name ends with A-D. If not, you're going to have a rough time.
ShortGuy
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Yeah I am lucky about that timing to say the least lol. I’m also pretty happy that I got Terminal so I really don’t have anything to complain about for awhile honestly.
KiloFoxtrot1
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What's wrong with last names?
I really hope we get some return to work bonus from congress in the relief, that would make this waiting for OKC classes much easier...
and also that we don't wait til like march for OKC for the 9/14 onboarding.
Do we just need to keep studying for months, 8 hours a day while waiting for OKC?
Did you turn down an online basics offer?
and also that we don't wait til like march for OKC for the 9/14 onboarding.
Do we just need to keep studying for months, 8 hours a day while waiting for OKC?
Did you turn down an online basics offer?
I keep dancing back and forth between beating myself up for turning down online basics and other times feeling like I made the right decision. If people aren't going to be going to OKC till the middle of next year then I think I made the right decision to hold hold off cause $280 a week for a year and no second job isn't going to cut it.
I am in online enroute training now, on the second or third round through the lessons. So far 4 people have left our virtual class to head to OKC. So there some progress, slow, but some. Also notification that you're starting in person classes seems to be about 5-7 days before your start date.
Only 9 people per physical class, and they choose alphabetically from the online classes that always have more than 9.
There was no correlation to last names and people who got sent to the academy in our class.
I'm in the same boat. I keep kicking myself for choosing to wait. But at the same time, I have a pretty cushy job so if I have to wait another year and half before a class, that's ok too. Besides, maybe a vaccine will show up and by Q1 2021 everything will be back to normal ?♀️
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If I am only halfway through basics right now, when would you estimate I would be going to OKC?
I received phone call first, then email with on board date and some further details and then FOL email.
So when you get to online basics you go through the courses over and over until you finally get a class date? Sorry I stopped following this thread towards the beginning of quarantine and now I'm trying to catch up.
