JThurm Rookie

How do you go about applying to Pubnat 8? Is that what you did? Do they call you right away for the test?

Davo Trusted Member SoCal

JThurm go here pubnat 8 is OUT!! and read what others are saying about the public announcement. As others are saying this is not a quick process and it will take a minimum of 6 months to get through the process if not a year.

STL2CVG Trusted Member

I didn't go the CTI route. I went through the off the street hiring. But you should apply to the new OTS application before it closes. And as for the schools that are close, I know there is one in West Lafayette, IN. And I believe in Ohio as well.

Cirrus12 Epic Member So. NH

6 months? I applied with PUB 6. My PEPC is 11½ months from when I applied. It'll be over a year for the PUB 5 people. I'm expecting to wait at least another 4-6 months.

JThurm Rookie

ok sounds good, I'm about to apply now. Is there anything special I should put on the application before I turn it in. I'm just trying to be as prepared as possible. Where can I purchase the "green book" at so I can start studying?

STL2CVG Trusted Member

Just be sure to read through the application an follow all the steps and you should be okay.

RdRunnr12 Site Editor

It's very likely you won't be contacted to take the test for a few months. YOU WILL NOT BE MAKING MONEY IN THIS JOB BEFORE THE NEW YEAR.

Just trying to emphasize that this is not your standard corporate job. You will wait and passing the test does not guarantee the job.

Rosstafari Daaaang. Seattle

Not really. If you have any aviation experience whatsoever, go ahead and put it down. Just make yourself look as good as possible so they can go ahead and ignore it later. I even went so far as to take a bunch of AOPA and FAASafety courses online, and eventually began taking flight lessons. Only the former made it onto my app, but the latter definitely won me some bonus points later when speaking with facility managers (and during the actual interview).

To put it another way, try to distinguish yourself in some way from the other OTS candidates. Your interviewer may come right out and ask you why you should be picked over them -- mine did -- so if you can make a good case now, who knows, may help you later.

Amazon. There's a link through StuckMic somewhere that gives us a donation, or something. Look for Patrick Mattson, you'll know it when you see it. Also read the extra-helpful and compellingly well-written AT-SAT guide, which you can find through the AT-SAT Info link on the left sidebar.