Age of Employment

belders9 Newcomer

I'm sure this has been answered many times before, but I cannot find the answer. If I were to get hired by the DoD after the age of 31, would I be able to go FAA sometime down the road? Thanks for the help.

AlphaRomeo Senior Member

Pretty sure you can transfer over to Faa from dod under the dod reinstate bid or something like that.

belders9 Newcomer

Thank you. I appreciate it.

tjc19999 Junior Member

I'm afraid not. According to EMP-1.20 here: HRPM EMP-1.20 Maximum Entry Age for Air Traffic Control Specialists

You must be appointed to a position by your 31st birthday unless you have prior experience.

Hope this helps.

katzme1283 Rookie

So wouldn't DoD be prior experience?

atcguruaf Rico Suave Right here

If you get hired DoD before age 31, you're good in the FAA at any age. If after age 31, you're done.

chimoty Junior Member

"Current and Prior Civilian Air Traffic Controllers

The FAA hires current federal air traffic controllers or individuals previously employed as air traffic controllers. You can apply if you are eligible to be transferred from another agency to FAA or can be reinstated to an FAA air traffic controller position. Note: If your experience was as a civilian air traffic controller with the Department of Defense (DOD), you must have been hired for that job before you reached the age of 31."

Straight from: How To Become an Air Traffic Controller

So yes, you can be picked up for the FAA (after age 31) if you were hired DOD before turning 31.

GeorgeM Trusted Member CO

But that wasn't the question.

atcguruaf Rico Suave Right here

Then, quite simply:

No.