Simviation Forum - 7 jobs to skip College for....

Jul 25^th, 2010 at 8:29pm

Capt.Propwash Offline
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http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-7_jobs_to_skip_college_for-1374

#7 here I come!!

"Delta 4-7-niner, come right heading 247, proceed on course".... yup, i think i can do it.

lol

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Reply #1 - Jul 26^th, 2010 at 1:46am

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I am in college for #7.. and if your looking for a shortcut.. GOOD LUCK. All though the FAA is hiring off the street, its only a couple hundred a year and thousands apply. All though you CAN skip college for it, the chances of actually doing it is slim.

Even if you do get selected I know people who are in the process.. and it takes around a year from application to a class date for the school in Oaklahoma.

Other then the military, College is the best way to get in. Cool

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Reply #2 - Jul 26^th, 2010 at 10:37am

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Way back in the last days of the Low Freq Ranges, when I became a #7, it was a simple transfer from one agency to another - Weather Bureau to FAA - so I essentially had the experience level of an 'off the street' hire. Starting with Flight Service gained me familiarity with the system so that, a couple of years later, I was able to deal with it. Going directly into a busy, high pressure facility from the training academy will be much more of a 'live or die' experience than I had. Unfortunately, FSS is no longer directly operated by the FAA so it's 'sink or swim' unless you get extremely lucky with your first assignment. Another factor, that's often overlooked, most of your critical training - that involving keying a mike and saying something a pilot will understand - will come from a fellow controller who isn't overly excited about this part of his/her job. Not only he/she but most of the others will have you as his/her 'baby'. So, passing the tests and interviews may get you through the door but the fun doesn't really start 'til you plug in that headset and the voice on the override says 'OK, show me what you got'.

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Reply #3 - Jul 26^th, 2010 at 3:59pm

Crash Ex Member

I never liked to go to school so I dropped out at the age of 17. Got a job as a assistant engineer (mind you, I never had any mechanical or electric education) at a big railroad contractor. Learned the trade 'on the go'. Now little more than 20 years later I'm a head engineer at the same company. Leading a team of 5 engineers/mechanics.

Carlo Wink

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Reply #4 - Jul 26^th, 2010 at 5:57pm

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I never quite got what American college was. Over here you'd probably have to go to college for most of those jobs.

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Reply #5 - Jul 26^th, 2010 at 6:31pm

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Capt.Propwash wrote on Jul 25^th, 2010 at 8:29pm:

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-7_jobs_to_skip_college_for-1374

hotjobs.yahoo.com??
Cue Sarcasm
I can't tell you the number of "best jobs to get into" articles I've seen over the last several years, but I can tell you they're a dime a dozen.

Last one I saw said teachers and nurses were high on the list.
Really?
Let's see - school districts cutting their budgets, yep, teachers get the pink slip.
Nurses? Saw an article titled "Nursing a safe bet? Guess again. Outpatient care is dropping so not many nurses are needed. I hear there are plenty of nurses out there looking for work.

Personally I wouldn't trust hotjobs.com any more than I can throw it. Angry

End sarcasm.

I wish you well with Air Traffic Control if "that's what you really want". However, take olderndirt's ~~advise~~ advice to heart when he states "the fun doesn't really start 'til you plug in that headset and the voice on the override says 'OK, show me what you got'."

« Last Edit: Jul 26^th, 2010 at 9:25pm by aussiewannabe »

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Reply #6 - Jul 26^th, 2010 at 8:58pm

BAW0343 Offline
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aussiewannabe wrote on Jul 26^th, 2010 at 6:31pm:

I wish you well with Air Traffic Control if "that's what you really want". However, take olderndirt's advise to heart when he states "the fun doesn't really start 'til you plug in that headset and the voice on the override says 'OK, show me what you got'."

Something I know all too well.. With luck I start an internship at KPHX sometime in the next 2 years

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Reply #7 - Jul 26^th, 2010 at 9:09pm

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BAW0343 wrote on Jul 26^th, 2010 at 8:58pm:

aussiewannabe wrote on Jul 26^th, 2010 at 6:31pm:

I wish you well with Air Traffic Control if "that's what you really want". However, take olderndirt's advise to heart when he states "the fun doesn't really start 'til you plug in that headset and the voice on the override says 'OK, show me what you got'."

Something I know all too well.. With luck I start an internship at KPHX sometime in the next 2 years

Sky Harbor - busy spot. I wish you well.

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Reply #8 - Aug 6^th, 2010 at 4:26pm

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I'm a photographer, but I wouldn't bet on making close to 50,000 considering most photographers make next to nothing

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Reply #9 - Aug 6^th, 2010 at 6:20pm

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If it fits into your life, as in time and $$.. of course higher education is not bad way to start things out. I'd never advise against college.. nor would I tell osmeone it was a must.

Per the theme of this thread; if you're gonna start your adult life working.. no matter if it's in the field you want to make a career out of, or just a job 'cause you gotta have one..

BE THE GUY WHO SHOWS UP EARLY...STAYS LATE.. AND WORK LIKE IT WAS YOUR OWN COMPANY AND YOUR PERFORMANCE WILL MAKE OR BREAK IT.. be the guy YOU'D want on YOUR payroll ..

Everything else will fall into place Cool

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Reply #10 - Aug 7^th, 2010 at 3:31pm

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As a radar operator/repairman (my basic job description was repairman but I was also an Operrational Crew Chief), we all knew the Air Traffic Controller option was out there if we honorably ended our USAF hitch. We also knew it could be a highly stressful job for the pay in a high traffic area.

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