whegner Junior Member

# 4

Well, you have the right attitude.

Supervisory positions in both the FAA and military are ultimately based on experience and time in the job. There really is no special school or course work that you would have to go through to obtain a supervisory rating...basically it's a matter of qualifying on all the pertinent operating positions and demonstrating competence and good judgement in managing a crew. One thing though, is it never hurts to take advantage of as much training as you can get in the AF in both ATC and airfield management. Things like TERPS and airport planing can only help you in your overall development.

Good luck with your future career and remember, you are a leader first and a technician second. The most important advice any of us former military guys can give you though is listen to and trust your SNCO's and NCO's! Those guys are there for the long haul and if you let them, they will make you golden.