Air Traffic Controllers Demand Investigation of FAA [blacks criticize affirmative action]

Fox Businesses ^ | May 29, 2015 | Adam Shapiro

[ex91B10]

It should be a strict qualifications only for some things, and I would think medicine would be one.

Now you're neing Micro-Aggressive. Shame, shame... ;-)

[DoughtyOne]

And here I was shooting for full fledged “in their face” aggressive. Oh well... = :^

[LonePalm]

I remember what I had to go through to qualify as an Anti-submarine Air Controller in the Navy.

We were the ones who would direct ASW aircraft and ASW helos in the prosecution of a submarine contact in war time.

We were warned that qualification as an ASAC would mean that we would likely NEVER be considered for civilian Air Traffic Control. Like the Air Defense Controllers our job was to bring things TOGETHER rather than keep them apart. For some reason, that training was very difficult to unlearn.

It was a great school but by the time we were done I knew I did not want to be an ATC. I have a lot of respect for those guys. A very high pucker factor for that job.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Enten]

With affirmative action, hiring the most qualified was never the goal or the result. Fire and police departments quickly come to mind.

It is an unfortunate smear on those minorities who were/are truly qualified.

[A Cyrenian]

That's pretty funny. I think there's too many women & minorities on the Supreme Court.

We all see how well that's working out.

If they want fair practice, then there should be more white men on the Supreme Court.

[Intolerant in NJ]

...Shelton Snow, who is also an air traffic controller, offering specific answers to a test for job applicants...may you someday soon end up in an emergency room with your very life in the hands of an affirmative action ER doc, Mr. Snow.....

[Organic Panic]

This is a scary shame. I worked extensively with the FAA during my former life and an aircraft design engineer. They were one of the only agencies that actually employed people that know the industry and are not flexing to political pressure. I wonder what Obama forced on them because they are a stubborn bunch. I do not feel safer knowing that young Trayvon can get out of jail and go in to the air traffic control school to further “diversity.”