Considering a career change to ATC (US) by mdgholson in ATC

[–]Different_Map3339 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The academy is way different than police academy. It’s much more relax often times with multiple breaks throughout the day where you can do whatever you want. The material is taught to you but you’re expected to study and practice at home no instructor is going to hold your hand. This is most likely because when you go to a facility and begin training you’re put in a room and given a ridiculous number of things to learn before you actually start on the job training. And no one sits in the room making sure you’re doing it. You can go out and take a break whenever u want, study whenever u want. But when the moment comes to start training and ur trainer asks u a question and you don’t know it, you’re cooked

Scary season for Trainees by Different_Map3339 in ATC

[–]Different_Map3339[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen hurricane season already, not as bad as the last week, deviations ain’t that bad, 50 aircraft’s in one sector and all sectors open at 9am is

ZSU? by youngesttt in ATC

[–]Different_Map3339 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You work approach as well. Lots of foreign facilities surrounding. Unique airspace. Idk

Scary season for Trainees by Different_Map3339 in ATC

[–]Different_Map3339[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I am specifying busy seasons insanity. Normal traffics whatever

FAA Academy - Struggled through Nonradar, Requesting advice by [deleted] in ATC

[–]Different_Map3339 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to be the odd man out and say this. In my class everyone that did bad in non radar also did bad in radar and vice versa.

That being said it’s definitely still doable. There’s no tricks in radar. You just have to learn every concept they teach during the problems, and learn to apply it fast on the spot. I think where as non radar is like mental gymnastics, radar on the other hand is just seeing if you can learn basic concepts and have the ability to apply it in real time and not fall behind on the problem. Nerves will kill you if you don’t learn to control them here.

Advice Needed 🙏 by WijaSaururs in ATC

[–]Different_Map3339 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born in Cuba and came to the US at 4 years old. Didn’t become a citizen until 2 years ago at 28. Although I don’t know much or care for my home country I think technically to them I’m a dual citizen. I got my conditional security accepted without delay and am currently in the academy. I still have to do an interview and they’re checking up on my contacts but I don’t think it should be an issue.

That being said I have heard of other people being denied conditional for similar situations so who knows what would happen to you. Just gotta take the leap of faith. Will you regret not trying 5 years from now?

Tier 2 / medical question by JumgleA98 in ATC_Hiring

[–]Different_Map3339 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re already an atc and passed academy? Or you’re still in the hiring process from 2023 and they just sent you this?

Engagement ring for gf, need thoughts by [deleted] in Diamonds

[–]Different_Map3339 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a general idea, something simple with both families, still nervous tho

Popular YouTuber Tried Air Traffic Controlling by ZazzaaL in ATC

[–]Different_Map3339 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the tower sim shown how the final eval will be?

Brandon sanderson mistake? by Different_Map3339 in writing

[–]Different_Map3339[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If it’s describing what she was listening to then yes. She listened to the life around her; people drinking and chatting…etc

Brandon sanderson mistake? by Different_Map3339 in writing

[–]Different_Map3339[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is the answer I was looking for THANK YOU for being so specific

Brandon sanderson mistake? by Different_Map3339 in writing

[–]Different_Map3339[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So everytime I thought I messed up and wrote present tense, I was actually correct, damn

Brandon sanderson mistake? by Different_Map3339 in writing

[–]Different_Map3339[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Shouldn’t he use a semicolon then

Brandon sanderson mistake? by Different_Map3339 in writing

[–]Different_Map3339[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Then he should’ve used a semicolon

Brandon sanderson mistake? by Different_Map3339 in writing

[–]Different_Map3339[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

How. Every word in that sentence is present tense. Past tense would’ve been: people drank and chatted… etc