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ratchiweenie

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6. Isn't the testing and training to become an air traffic controller extremely exacting. Are the foreign hires going to

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 10:25 AM

Jul 17

need to undergo the same testing and training? I doubt most of them want to go through that even if they already were trained in their countries. I mean, American rules and regs may be different than what they know.

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Security experts are 'losing their minds' over Trump's latest plan to solve FAA staffing crisis [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 17 OP

Ummm, yeah ... I kinda wonder if anyone has actually clued Trump himself in on these particular plans AZJonnie Jul 17 #1

Lol NJCher Jul 17 #2

Another brilliant idea from the Let's Destroy America Committee democrank Jul 17 #3

Trump's violent immigrants taking American jobs....... Oops! Got caught up in republican 'patriotism'. Norrrm Jul 17 #4

Yeah. OldBaldy1701E Jul 17 #5

Isn't the testing and training to become an air traffic controller extremely exacting. Are the foreign hires going to ratchiweenie Jul 17 #6

Depends on just how desperate the FAA is Bayard Jul 17 #7

I try not to make sense out of nonsense. mdbl Jul 17 #8

AFAIK America was once the gold standard for air traffic control training. Trump is fool's gold. Hekate Jul 17 #9

Worth recalling is that one of the causes for the current shortage is that a large age-cohort of controllers is retiring Doctoris Extincti Jul 17 #10

Bingo - those post-Reagan AT controllers are ready to retire, or they've already quit FakeNoose Jul 17 #11

"one of the causes for the current shortage is that a large age-cohort of controllers is retiring" - *NO* BumRushDaShow Jul 17 #12

And Don't Forget ConstanceCee Jul 17 #13