How many VRA are in job pool?

NizmoSR20 · Posted: 03-02-2010, 12:58 AM

not to mention i bet 2/3 of the VRA that applied isn't qualified, just has experience...

Adam354 · Posted: 03-03-2010, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by duranme

Well there's about 3000 in the airforce (includes guard reserves) and probably 700-1000 don't have quals (3levels).

The current hiring plan stated 1800 vras in job pool. Just looked it up.

Good info. I finally found a hiring plan to read:

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publi...a/CWP_2009.pdf

So, a big amount of controllers right now are 48-49. However, 33 percent retire within one year that they are eligeable for it, so that's good.

NizmoSR20 · Posted: 03-03-2010, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam354

Good info. I finally found a hiring plan to read:

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publi...a/CWP_2009.pdf

So, a big amount of controllers right now are 48-49. However, 33 percent retire within one year that they are eligeable for it, so that's good.

it doesn't matter, they aren't forced into retirement... they retire when they want to, i think there's a max age and time limit, but if 31 is the cut off, add 20 and thats 51... and again, since the economy is a result of a bunch of morons in the government, they prolly wont retire right away. They should let ATCers be govt. officials, at least ATCers have common sense...

mtlatc · Posted: 03-03-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by NizmoSR20

it doesn't matter, they aren't forced into retirement... they retire when they want to, i think there's a max age and time limit, but if 31 is the cut off, add 20 and thats 51... and again, since the economy is a result of a bunch of morons in the government, they prolly wont retire right away. They should let ATCers be govt. officials, at least ATCers have common sense...

Age limit is 56. just sayin....

duranme · Posted: 03-07-2010, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by markthetape

hey at sct can you get overtime if you are just checked out on fd? as a trainee?

you cant get overtime with just cd/fd but you can volunteer for overtime once you have 1 or 2 scopes.

Radium · Posted: 03-07-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by duranme

you cant get overtime with just cd/fd but you can volunteer for overtime once you have 1 or 2 scopes.

I was told (not by a manager, but a 20yr cpc) that you can... he said "dont ya think the FAA would rather pay YOUR overtime pay than mine?" Made good fiscal sense to me... why pay some old dude 150/hour when they can pay me 45.

duranme · Posted: 03-07-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Radium

I was told (not by a manager, but a 20yr cpc) that you can... he said "dont ya think the FAA would rather pay YOUR overtime pay than mine?" Made good fiscal sense to me... why pay some old dude 150/hour when they can pay me 45.

LA Arrivals anyways... ionno how the sectors work it... shoulda thrown that disclaimer out

NizmoSR20 · Posted: 03-15-2010, 02:09 PM

shit pay me 45 an hour... please!!!

MikeKilo · Posted: 03-16-2010, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NizmoSR20

not to mention i bet 2/3 of the VRA that applied isn't qualified, just has experience...

What do you mean by Isn't qualified?

minsep · Posted: 03-16-2010, 05:16 PM

I think what that guy meant when he said "2/3rds are not qualified" is those appling under the VRA Announcement don't have a cto, approach ticket indicated on a dd-214, or even radar final from a shore station (not thats a big deal). In short no signatures on a pink card and no cto card or number, is what I think he was getting at. But experienced or not as long as you posses a pink card for 52 weeks your chances of getting picked up are just as good as any. We all have to go back to school anyways. Now the experiencewill help while going through the school house, and those with it will have a leg up to any of the cti or ots dudes. Unless I'm wrong--

How many VRA are in job pool?

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