Birmingham is also growing a lot too and you have some very nice neighborhoods in the surrounding area to take your pick from. Lots of old money. And your money can go a looooooong way in real estate in the surrounding area: Pelham, Vestavia, Hoover, Homewood, etc. Idk how it is now but those schools were very good when I was growing up. Like jcowl said too, 2 hours to ATL and the mountains, 4 hours from the beach. Both easy weekend trips. You’re a stones throw from half the schools in the SEC if you want to catch a football game in person. You said you’ve got family and whatnot in Arkansas, it’s only a 5-6 hour drive from there. Relatively mild winters.
Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-23-ATCEXP-82723 (Prior Experience)
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OP #382 RomeoTangoRT said:
Birmingham is also growing a lot too and you have some very nice neighborhoods in the surrounding area to take your pick from. Lots of old money. And your money can go a looooooong way in real estate in the surrounding area: Pelham, Vestavia, Hoover, Homewood, etc. Idk how it is now but those schools were very good when I was growing up. Like jcowl said too, 2 hours to ATL and the mountains, 4 hours from the beach. Both easy weekend trips. You’re a stones throw from half the schools in the SEC if you want to catch a football game in person. You said you’ve got family and whatnot in Arkansas, it’s only a 5-6 hour drive from there. Relatively mild winters.
I like to take vacation trips to Aruba, thoughts?
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#383 GulfCharlie said:
I like to take vacation trips to Aruba, thoughts?
I think, unless you’re some curious blonde, you’ll be fine 😛 dude, you know too much stuff. Like, you know all the things about everything
Who knows where Natalee Holloway was from just off the top of their head
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#384 Also, AZO has been an 8 for the past 2 years.
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#385 D-Dub said:
Finally got a list. I'm from the January 22' bid
VNY will be upgrading to a 9 soon. It's on its third month above the buffer for a 9 and on track to holding it again and the traffic count team will be coming.
- 5 day work weeks
- no mandatory OT, being on the no list actually means no
- 6am - 10:30 PM
- preferred schedule: multiple people work all nights or days, some people choose to cascade
- 0 trainees, 1 inbound. You won't be waiting to start
- Good work culture and union and management relationships are great
- ~ 1 year to certify depending on how good you are
- LA locality and 10% CIP
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#386 RAZE_NOW said:
VNY will be upgrading to a 9 soon. It's on its third month above the buffer for a 9 and on track to holding it again and the traffic count team will be coming.
- 5 day work weeks
- no mandatory OT, being on the no list actually means no
- 6am - 10:30 PM
- preferred schedule: multiple people work all nights or days, some people choose to cascade
- 0 trainees, 1 inbound. You won't be waiting to start
- Good work culture and union and management relationships are great
- ~ 1 year to certify depending on how good you are
- LA locality and 10% CIP
Can I DM you for a tour? Gf's family is in the valley so it'd be interesting to see.
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#387 ajmezz said:
But you have to live in Alabama..
Literally that argument can be made about any State lol
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#388 Apple-saucer said:
Can I DM you for a tour? Gf's family is in the valley so it'd be interesting to see.
Yeah send me your contact info and I can pass it to a sup the next time I see one and they'll coordinate it or you can call there's usually one in by noon on most days
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#389 Apple-saucer said:
I haven't. I do have one I can send but I'm still not quite at 120 days from terminal. How close were you to terminal when you sent yours?
Wait so the statement of service is the paper stating you are discharged honorably with the date of separation and terminal date correct? And it’s signed by the commander?Not the DD214? I thought we were supposed to submit that at the time of application along with our resume, atc card, and our ratings we earned? I’m asking because I am 7 1/2 months out and waiting for the next bid. 120 days is 4 months. Someone help please.
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#390 DosEquis97 said:
Wait so the statement of service is the paper stating you are discharged honorably with the date of separation and terminal date correct? And it’s signed by the commander?Not the DD214? I thought we were supposed to submit that at the time of application along with our resume, atc card, and our ratings we earned? I’m asking because I am 7 1/2 months out and waiting for the next bid. 120 days is 4 months. Someone help please
Yea that's the one. When I applied I was 12 months out and didn't have a statement of service so I didn't submit one. I did attach a photo copy of my certs, front and back.
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#391 DosEquis97 said:
Wait so the statement of service is the paper stating you are discharged honorably with the date of separation and terminal date correct? And it’s signed by the commander?Not the DD214? I thought we were supposed to submit that at the time of application along with our resume, atc card, and our ratings we earned? I’m asking because I am 7 1/2 months out and waiting for the next bid. 120 days is 4 months. Someone help please.
No statement of service is something different that just proves you serve(d). What you are looking for is a "Letter In Lieu or DD214." It's literally just a memorandum you can write and have your CC sign.
That's what I did, and HR said that worked perfectly. They just requested I sent my DD214 to them once I officially separated.
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#392 Awesome, thanks you both.
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#393 CLCourtier said:
Hello, I just got my list and I would appreciate as much advice as possible. Thank you!
What'd you end up getting?
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#394 D-Dub said:
What'd you end up getting?
It’s been a few days, my guess is N90 with a start date in 2034 🍿 👀 probably left to start selling organs to afford training
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#395 catewise said:
Thoroughly ”screwed” and paid well…?
Guaranteed to be screwed… paid well is very circumstantial.
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#396 Mmpi and fingerprints done today. Medical scheduled in 2 weeks. Anyone know if anything will have to be repeated if I were to accept a DoD job instead? Then apply again at a later date. Still waiting to start terminal also.
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#397 Apple-saucer said:
Mmpi and fingerprints done today. Medical scheduled in 2 weeks. Anyone know if anything will have to be repeated if I were to accept a DoD job instead? Then apply again at a later date. Still waiting to start terminal also.
Insanity that it’s taken 8 months for them to process you with prior experience lmao.
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OP #398 BDUB said:
Insanity that it’s taken 8 months for them to process you with prior experience lmao.
True insanity is having Prior CPC's retake the MMPI and then get sent off to Tier 2 land XD.
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#399 GulfCharlie said:
True insanity is having Prior CPC's retake the MMPI and then get sent off to Tier 2 land XD.
Damn, that truly is dumb. Did you get tier 1 the first time?
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OP #400 Apple-saucer said:
Damn, that truly is dumb. Did you get tier 1 the first time?
Nope. Might have been because back then I was dirt poor as a GS-5 at 28k a year willing to sneak into a movie theatre, but now because I make that high salary I'd pay for it.