Family reasons. My wife is/was running a successful business and was pretty much at her breaking point. As much as I love the job, the income is pretty much a fixed path. My kids were very young, both under 3 years old and my wife was pretty much about to have a nervous breakdown.I know you've been trying to get back in for quite a while. If you don't mind me asking...why did you leave? I'm just curious.
I see, when will this new plan go into effect?Been told by my higher ups that Advanced Hiring Plan that goes in effect will be very good for people like you, but however it's going to be bad for the schools. Also been told that 10 colleges have seeked approval to start CTI programs and been told no.
That would be good. I ain't getting any younger.Been told by my higher ups that Advanced Hiring Plan that goes in effect will be very good for people like you, but however it's going to be bad for the schools. Also been told that 10 colleges have seeked approval to start CTI programs and been told no.
Being very vauge, does this also affect the CTI individuals who are waiting for panels, or does it include them as well, also if this is the new plan and we are on the same page, it will take into effect for CTI announcements GPA values and you would get points for that...Sometime between Jan-Sept, the schools are fighting what is known, but when the agency wants something, it gets it.
Let the CTI shitstorm begin.... But ya the CTI thing is ridiculous. BTW unable, what part of Arkansas you in?They want to do away with the CTI all together.
I know this is going to get some criticism from you cti students but I was told that the OPM had issued a statement to the FAA stating that the practice of hiring cti grads was equivalent to hiring with "experience" because you need this to get hired. When in reality, the announcements and pay-bands are supposed to be set for people to be hired with zero "experience".
The end product at the academy, regardless of cti or off the street hire, is the same.
Nah, Hey, if you CTI guys are OK with getting robbed blind (especially you riddle guys), that's cool by me broheim. I just think its jacked up how much you guys pay for.... basically nothing. The whole thing is a scam as far as I am concerned.Well actually currently CTI and OTS is the same, the pay grade is the same 17k if i am not mistaken...But you have OTS and CTI, CTI will have a little more knowledge of the system...think about it...and NHS is just upset it took him 14 panels to get a TOL ;D giggity
We're not paying for nothing...if we are able to gain employment and make money, that is called a return. If OTS bids were held on a regular basis, CTI would be useless, but as the FAA set up the CTI program, they at some point had to have made a calculated decision to stop the OTS hires and basically hire CTI/VRA (not counting DoD, reinstates, etc...). I would agree that the price for Riddle is high, wahh wahh and so on and so forth, but really, if I get hired in the next 2 years, I will be making over $100k/year by the time I am 30, so in the long run, I would say the investment was worth it. If I had to do it over again, yes, I would go somewhere cheaper if I knew I wouldn't be flying as a career and was going ATC.I just think its jacked up how much you guys pay for.... basically nothing. The whole thing is a scam as far as I am concerned.
USMC/USN Air Traffic School is 3 months long. Not sure how long the AF school is.We're not paying for nothing...if we are able to gain employment and make money, that is called a return. If OTS bids were held on a regular basis, CTI would be useless, but as the FAA set up the CTI program, they at some point had to have made a calculated decision to stop the OTS hires and basically hire CTI/VRA (not counting DoD, reinstates, etc...). I would agree that the price for Riddle is high, wahh wahh and so on and so forth, but really, if I get hired in the next 2 years, I will be making over $100k/year by the time I am 30, so in the long run, I would say the investment was worth it. If I had to do it over again, yes, I would go somewhere cheaper if I knew I wouldn't be flying as a career and was going ATC.
For what it's worth, I think the CTI program is a sham, but those of us who graduated weren't told that the CTI schools were pumping 8,000 people into a field that only needed 4,000 people. It's not the CTI schools that f'd up the CTI program (that's called capitalism), it's the FAA's fault for failing to regulate the influx. When the FAA only used to put out OTS bids, tens of thousands of people applied and only a few hundred were selected at a time, a tiny fraction, so the CTI degree really is a leg up at this point. However, I am in agreement that it should not be offered as a Bachelor's degree, that is a complete waste. At most it should be an Associate's, and really a certificate program would probably suffice. ITT Tech could probably handle it.
assuming you get checked outbut really, if I get hired in the next 2 years, I will be making over $100k/year by the time I am 30..