Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-20-ALLSRCE-65607

I really hope they don't attempt to contact every single stable I've ever cleaned stalls for. Some of them didn't have an email or even answer their phones. It would be a major waste of everyone's time.

dakloss1990 said:

I know the SF-86 asks for a decade of employment history, but does every one of your previous employers get a letter? I think I read somewhere that they only check in with employers from the last five years. Can anyone enlighten me?

For me it was only my employer at the time, and I'd only been there six months or so. YMMV.

Every time this thread gets bumped I think someone got an email. I need to chill lol

Didyomama94 said:

Every time this thread gets bumped I think someone got an email. I need to chill lol

Haha, me too! This your first time applying? Its my first time and I've already driven myself crazy waiting for first contact so that we can take the ATSA and get it out of the way lol?

luchito said:

I believe someone from my bid didn't tell their employer and he got fired when they got the letter. I'm pretty cool with my boss so I told him straight up but no one at my job got a letter that I know.

But like they've said, it's a looooong way. I applied June 14th 2019, and didn't get to that point until January 2020

oh that's just messed up he didn't do anything wrong!

sean82206 said:

Haha, me too! This your first time applying? Its my first time and I've already driven myself crazy waiting for first contact so that we can take the ATSA and get it out of the way lol?

Man, we have a long way to go. Everyone always says apply and move on with your life and they are correct. I would assume we still have a few weeks before we even get to ATSA invites.

ChuckMastaT said:

Man, we have a long way to go. Everyone always says apply and move on with your life and they are correct. I would assume we still have a few weeks before we even get to ATSA invites.

Yeah I believe it took a little bit less than 3 months to get the ATSA invite

ChuckMastaT said:

Man, we have a long way to go. Everyone always says apply and move on with your life and they are correct. I would assume we still have a few weeks before we even get to ATSA invites.

Yeah I've learned to make life go on but I'm still eager to hear back. I'm excited to move to this stage of my life ?

sean82206 said:

Haha, me too! This your first time applying? Its my first time and I've already driven myself crazy waiting for first contact so that we can take the ATSA and get it out of the way lol?

Yeah it’s my first time. Hopefully my last too. Fingers crossed.

Didyomama94 said:

Yeah it’s my first time. Hopefully my last too. Fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed for all of us on this bid. I've never been so excited but nervous for something. I've never wanted anything so badly until this. Finally met the requirements to apply. I wish you luck dude! Hope to see you on the other side!

sean82206 said:

Fingers crossed for all of us on this bid. I've never been so excited but nervous for something. I've never wanted anything so badly until this. Finally met the requirements to apply. I wish you luck dude! Hope to see you on the other side!

I remember being this optimistic..how I miss those days of excitement.

wAnnabe said:

I remember being this optimistic..how I miss those days of excitement.

Haha right? Now i'm on my third bid questioning everything i've ever done.....

luchito said:

I believe someone from my bid didn't tell their employer and he got fired when they got the letter. I'm pretty cool with my boss so I told him straight up but no one at my job got a letter that I know.

But like they've said, it's a looooong way. I applied June 14th 2019, and didn't get to that point until January 2020

This might have been me. It was actually the during the 17 bid, but I like to pop into these threads and warn people. Remember that in most cases your employer doesn’t care about your life or advancement. Multiple people at your company might get requests from OPM, so even if your direct supervisor knows, other people might be surprised when they get the letter.

For all the first timers, I’ve got a class date from last bid. Even after the ATSA, even after TOL’s, and even after all your clearances, it’s a hell of a wait. Sit tight, and good luck!

Easybreezybeautiful said:

For all the first timers, I’ve got a class date from last bid. Even after the ATSA, even after TOL’s, and even after all your clearances, it’s a hell of a wait. Sit tight, and good luck!

I'd like to think I could deal with the wait knowing I have TOL. Congrats to you! When do you get to go?

sean82206 said:

I'd like to think I could deal with the wait knowing I have TOL. Congrats to you! When do you get to go?

Thanks! I start the 4 months Enroute academy in July

Easybreezybeautiful said:

Thanks! I start the 4 months Enroute academy in July

Hoping I get enroute, but I'm happy getting tower or TRACON too. Had a couple friends that are ATCs here at the local center near me and recommend me to it and here I am. Always had a facination with planes but never thought about making it into a career until last year. Then it made sense to me why I never found my passion.

sean82206 said:

Hoping I get enroute, but I'm happy getting tower or TRACON too. Had a couple friends that are ATCs here at the local center near me and recommend me to it and here I am. Always had a facination with planes but never thought about making it into a career until last year. Then it made sense to me why I never found my passion.

You could be sent to an Up/Down which is a tower and TRACON co-located. No standalone TRACONs are available for academy gras.

sizziano said:

You could be sent to an Up/Down which is a tower and TRACON co-located. No standalone TRACONs are available for academy gras.

True. Point I'm trying to say is, I'd be happy just knowing I got in.

Anyone else wondering if they are gonna push the ATSA invites out a few months due to the whole virus situation? I saw that OKC classes that haven’t started yet are being postponed.