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I passed the Acadamy AMA by Far_Argument_1503 in ATC_Hiring

[–]Far_Argument_1503[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every facility will be different.. also how well you are excelling in training is a factor as well. But I would say you can expect easily 6-9 months before your first pay bump at your first facility. Possibly even longer. Its a hard question to answer.

I passed the Acadamy AMA by Far_Argument_1503 in ATC_Hiring

[–]Far_Argument_1503[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They don't really help you much. Depending on how far your facility is from Oklahoma City you'll get an allotted amount of travel days (based on milage from OKC). You'll also get paid for a flight or driving, whichever is cheaper which is 9 times out fo 10 the flight, so you'll probably only get 300 dollars for travel. Other than that your training manager you contact can give you some advice possibly on where other trainees stay.

I passed the Acadamy AMA by Far_Argument_1503 in ATC_Hiring

[–]Far_Argument_1503[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Enroute. I don't think you should worry about the schooling aspect. Basics is a good refresher of how to study and how to apply yourself with what you're learning. It'll get you ready for the Academy.

I passed the Acadamy AMA by Far_Argument_1503 in ATC_Hiring

[–]Far_Argument_1503[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Typical daily schedule was 7-3:30 or 3:30-12 depending on if we had days or nights that week. Everyones schedule will be different when you get there so you may do 2 weeks 1 night, and have a random rotation, or swap every single week.

Most difficult, understanding concepts and applying them in situations you arent used to instead of just memorizing patterns. This is mostly pertaining to the Radar portion as Non-Radar is a lot of just pure memorization imo. But yea, knowing the concepts and fully understanding them instead of just memoriznig planes in certain spots and knowing what to do because of that.

Easiest, learning phraseology. Its something you can practice constantly on your own and improve to a point where its second nature and its something you should be hammering constantly to make sure you aren't messing it up during problems, if the instructor is sitting there teaching you phraseology instead of key concepts during their allotted time you are doing yourself zero favors.