Did any 5 or 10 point pref guys get passed up in the oct panels?

ATC_KING Rookie

I was just wondering if anyone who claimed 5 or 10 points get passed up.

Bubbles Rookie Chesapeake, VA

Yep! I got passsed up. My husband also claimed 5 pt. He hasnt "officially" been passed up, but he hasnt herd anything...

JP13 Senior Member momoville

Normally VRA's wouldnt get passed up unless the states you requested were really full. It will happen, it might just take a while. Hiring is really backed up as some people have had TOLs for over a year.

Rosstafari Daaaang. /X

Vet preference is different from VRA, though. VRA you've actually got experience, so you're much more valuable as a hire. Vets are just given an edge over every other schlub off the street. There's no reason to think a vet without controlling experience would be any more successful than a non-vet.

GeorgeM Trusted Member CO

Other than the fact that they've shown the ability to withstand 4 years of BS management and received an honorable discharge. That has to count for something.

DanielEtvs Trusted Member hank krakowskis

agree 100%.... but as a paractical matter a VET has already worked for the federal government (comes in with 6 hours leave per pay period etc etc) and if veterans preference means anything, they should almost always be picked over a non vet OTS, id think. in a perfect world at least. we have that...dont we?

ssmyers Rookie

I've gotten passed up the past 2 panels (April & October). Hoping it's just that NC is full.

hotvedt Trusted Member stillwater

I got passed up by tx

garlandatc Junior Member

I agree with this. If a vet without experience feels that they are more capable than a non-vet they may be unpleasantly suprised.

jamie10584 Senior Member

It might not make them a better controller, but they are still suppose to be hired first.