Hardship transfers

Mr.Texas Mod

Anyone here done a hardship for your kids or know of anyone that has? What was the process like and how long did it take? Did you get the facility you wanted or did you have to settle for something else in the area you needed to move to? I'm wanting to hardship closer to my kids in Maryland and hoping I can get accepted at BWI tower.

Roddy_Piper Resident Knucklehead Vegas baby

had a friend at ZOA that did a hardship to LAS. took him about 4 months from the first beginning to transfer. he just went to HR at the facility and told them his situation to get things rolling. his ex-wife (works at L30) and kid were in vegas. that was plenty enough reason for the FAA to allow him to hardship.

Ammolite Unregistered

Is one required to be a CPC before they can request a hardship transfer, or would they transfer a trainee (after passing OKC)?

Roddy_Piper Resident Knucklehead Vegas baby

my friend in the above situation was still a trainee.

Ammolite Unregistered

Thank you for the info.

zabnut Senior Member Albuquerque

Actually a trainee position might be easier since you are not count in the staffing numbers.

Used to be hardships required a release from your facility and acceptance in another. (Hopefully the one you want to go to) Seeing how staffing is so bad most everywhere acceptance part should not be a major problem.

Roddy_Piper Resident Knucklehead Vegas baby

exactly right. my buddy got accepted at LAS almost instantly. it took ZOA 4 months to finally release him. they really had no choice since it wasn't a traditional transfer or promotion, it was hardship. so he got to go. just not as quick as he had hoped for. still...4 months was pretty quick.

Mr.Texas Mod

Well I guess I'd better move fast. I go to RTF here shortly.

Centerpuke Junior Member ZTL

Mr. Tex,

We have a guy that is currently doing it but the only way to get out of the center is with a mutual swap. I know when he found that, it made EVERYTHING easier. Is there any chance you could find out if anyone in Baltimore wants to go down south? I would imagine if you worked out a mutual swap, you could get there inside of a month.

CagedCabMonkey Junior Member

First, there are 3 types of hardships. 1. you have to take care of a family member. 2. you need to move because one of your family members needs medical help that can't be provided where you are. 3. you have a separation from your kids.

For the third type, which sounds like the type you will be requesting, the separation from your kids must have been involuntary on your part, like if your wife left you and moved the kids to another city. If you are separated because YOU moved, then they will most likely deny it.