Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-20-ALLSRCE-65607

thouzenga said:

Just replying to let you know I received an email from my HR with further instructions. Wondering if you have as well

I got the same email and replied now figuring out housing. Guess we will be celebrating christmas in OKC

robertvmarshall said:

When did you all take your drug tests? Seems crazy that they could "expire" for hiring purposes as long it was done in the timeframe required for the CIL.

I took my drug test back in early February

robertvmarshall said:

When did you all take your drug tests? Seems crazy that they could "expire" for hiring purposes as long it was done in the timeframe required for the CIL.

They expire after 6 months

Nl1 said:

I got the same email and replied now figuring out housing. Guess we will be celebrating christmas in OKC

True, what housing facilities are you looking at. I had a cousin who went through this process a couple years ago and he stayed at isola bella and said that and kim's place were two big places. I feel it would be easier to study and stuff if the majority of our class were in the same housing

thouzenga said:

True, what housing facilities are you looking at. I had a cousin who went through this process a couple years ago and he stayed at isola bella and said that and kim's place were two big places. I feel it would be easier to study and stuff if the majority of our class were in the same housing

I was thinking anatole but im gonna be driving from Arizona so i'll have my car to meet anywhere

Nl1 said:

I was thinking anatole but im gonna be driving from Arizona so i'll have my car to meet anywhere

Yeah I'll be coming from Chicago so I'll have my car as well. Hoping more people will get their dates soon. Have you gotten anything outside of the congratulations reply to accept the position email? I haven't gotten anything about housing from my rep yet.

Millicent23 said:

They expire after 6 months

Jeeze, so if you don't get a class date in 6 months, you have to take another one? seems like a waste of money for the FAA. You'd think that would encourage them to give us class dates sooner. I shouldn't be surprised at this point though.

thouzenga said:

Yeah I'll be coming from Chicago so I'll have my car as well. Hoping more people will get their dates soon. Have you gotten anything outside of the congratulations reply to accept the position email? I haven't gotten anything about housing from my rep yet.

I didn't get anything about housing from my hr rep. I just have talked to a few people currently at the academy who said its a good idea to book in advance to make sure you get to stay where you want to. I just used the list of housing providers posted and contacted them from there. They understand that everything is tentative.

Nl1 said:

I didn't get anything about housing from my hr rep. I just have talked to a few people currently at the academy who said its a good idea to book in advance to make sure you get to stay where you want to. I just used the list of housing providers posted and contacted them from there. They understand that everything is tentative.

Congrats on the start dates! but you might want to go ahead and make a new thread for your class.

Nl1 said:

I was thinking anatole but im gonna be driving from Arizona so i'll have my car to meet anywhere

Hey, AZ here too, I'm gonna drive as well. It's just close enough to not be a major hassle to drive lol.

Oh_Horizon said:

Hey, AZ here too, I'm gonna drive as well. It's just close enough to not be a major hassle to drive lol.

Curious how far the drive would be for you. I'm coming from California and will be driving as well, I get to look forward to about a 20 hour drive.

robertvmarshall said:

Congrats on the start dates! but you might want to go ahead and make a new thread for your class.

Fuckers got me thinking new dates were given out today

Thugnasty said:

Fuckers got me thinking new dates were given out today

If you can't get dvinpayne info to update the spreadsheet, gtfo! or not. I'm not your mom.

robertvmarshall said:

If you can't get dvinpayne info to update the spreadsheet, gtfo! or not. I'm not your mom.

I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same experience that I did with this bid. I applied during the initial opening in Jan 2020. Then Covid became a pandemic in March 2020. I received an email for eligibility to take the AT-SA exam in April of 2020 and scheduled the exam for May 2020. A week or so before the exam, the testing center called me and told me that I would have to reschedule the exam due to the location here in AL closing due to Covid. I then get an email in March 2021 saying that I am eligible to take the exam. I took the exam in April 2021 and I received my TOL in July 2021. I know Covid put a hinderance on a lot of things but didn't know if anyone else had their testing center close right before your exam?

ZH25 said:

I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same experience that I did with this bid. I applied during the initial opening in Jan 2020. Then Covid became a pandemic in March 2020. I received an email for eligibility to take the AT-SA exam in April of 2020 and scheduled the exam for May 2020. A week or so before the exam, the testing center called me and told me that I would have to reschedule the exam due to the location here in AL closing due to Covid. I then get an email in March 2021 saying that I am eligible to take the exam. I took the exam in April 2021 and I received my TOL in July 2021. I know Covid put a hinderance on a lot of things but didn't know if anyone else had their testing center close right before your exam?

So check it, I’m from Florida, and when the pandemic hit I was gonna schedule for Miami but something told me to wait a day. Then BAM lockdown hits and all of those facilities closed. So big brain me hit up some friends and asked if lockdowns were serious in north Florida, clearly not bc they’re pretty smooth brained up there. So I took the 5 hour drive and tested with a mask on lol.

Thugnasty said:

So check it, I’m from Florida, and when the pandemic hit I was gonna schedule for Miami but something told me to wait a day. Then BAM lockdown hits and all of those facilities closed. So big brain me hit up some friends and asked if lockdowns were serious in north Florida, clearly not bc they’re pretty smooth brained up there. So I took the 5 hour drive and tested with a mask on lol.

You know, I thought about doing that same thing. I am in Alabama and at the time the closest testing centers to me were Birmingham and Nashville (one closer started offering the AT-SA this year in Decatur. Me and another guy were the first two to ever take it at that location). I was very excited to take it again and almost booked a flight to Charlotte, NC because it was the only one that had availability in the region. Just sucked that it closed right before I was supposed to test instead of right after.

ZH25 said:

I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same experience that I did with this bid. I applied during the initial opening in Jan 2020. Then Covid became a pandemic in March 2020. I received an email for eligibility to take the AT-SA exam in April of 2020 and scheduled the exam for May 2020. A week or so before the exam, the testing center called me and told me that I would have to reschedule the exam due to the location here in AL closing due to Covid. I then get an email in March 2021 saying that I am eligible to take the exam. I took the exam in April 2021 and I received my TOL in July 2021. I know Covid put a hinderance on a lot of things but didn't know if anyone else had their testing center close right before your exam?

Exact same thing happened to me.

ZH25 said:

I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same experience that I did with this bid. I applied during the initial opening in Jan 2020. Then Covid became a pandemic in March 2020. I received an email for eligibility to take the AT-SA exam in April of 2020 and scheduled the exam for May 2020. A week or so before the exam, the testing center called me and told me that I would have to reschedule the exam due to the location here in AL closing due to Covid. I then get an email in March 2021 saying that I am eligible to take the exam. I took the exam in April 2021 and I received my TOL in July 2021. I know Covid put a hinderance on a lot of things but didn't know if anyone else had their testing center close right before your exam?

Happened to tons of people... hence why you were given a second opportunity to take the ATSA. Because not everyone was able to take it before the pandemic shut it down

GulfBravoPapa said:

Happened to tons of people... hence why you were given a second opportunity to take the ATSA. Because not everyone was able to take it before the pandemic shut it down

Yes, I know why I was given a second chance to take it. Just looking to see how many people had the same experience that I did.