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FAA changes hiring practices for air traffic controllers ignoring qualified students and vets
ABC, channel 7, Denver, Colorado ^ | June 2, 2014 | John Ferrugia, Catherine Shelley

Posted on 12/13/2015 3:57:52 PM PST by Uncle Lonny

DENVER - Thousands of potential FAA air traffic control trainees, with College Initiative Training (CTI) degrees or previous military experience, have been told by the federal agency they are no longer eligible for job interviews. Instead, the FAA has decided to accept less qualified applicants, apparently to satisfy concerns that the agency needs a more diverse workforce.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; airtrafficcontrol; diversity; faa
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A classic example of the PC idiocy of the FAA.
1 posted on 12/13/2015 3:57:52 PM PST by Uncle Lonny
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To: Uncle Lonny

I propose they all be dedicated to handling Air Force One.


2 posted on 12/13/2015 4:01:39 PM PST by FrankR (You're only enslaved to the extent of the charity that you receive!)
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To: FrankR

PC is killing America.


3 posted on 12/13/2015 4:02:11 PM PST by tips up (When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Uncle Lonny

The clearly need more moose-limbs in the tower.


4 posted on 12/13/2015 4:02:24 PM PST by Gamecock (Preach the gospel daily, use words if necessary is like saying Feed the hungry use food if necessary)
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To: Uncle Lonny

It’s time to level the playing field so more airplanes can crash into one another!


5 posted on 12/13/2015 4:02:26 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Uncle Lonny

Remember that diversity when your pilot is doing an approach to NYC in bad wx.


6 posted on 12/13/2015 4:02:40 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Uncle Lonny

When your loved one’s plane goes down, you’ll know why - political correctness.


7 posted on 12/13/2015 4:02:41 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Uncle Lonny

This administration is willing to let us die for the god of political correctness.


8 posted on 12/13/2015 4:03:22 PM PST by I want the USA back ( Islam is a violent, world-domination political ideology cleverly disguised as a religion.)
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To: Uncle Lonny

Its happening everywhere in FEDGOV, Obama controlled agencies doubling in size.

Massive hiring of minorities, whitey need not apply.

Nobody will touch the story in the MSM.


9 posted on 12/13/2015 4:04:03 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: Uncle Lonny

We quit flying when the government- groping started. Now here’s yet another reason to keep both feet firmly planted on terra firma. Ha! (How will they mess things up further after this?)


10 posted on 12/13/2015 4:04:38 PM PST by faithhopecharity (Diff tween D's and R's is that the D's allow the poor to be corrupt, too. (O. Levant))
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To: Uncle Lonny

Stop falling for the talking points This is much more than being PC.


11 posted on 12/13/2015 4:05:05 PM PST by maggief
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To: Uncle Lonny

It looks as though the Syrian “refugees” will be getting all the ATC jobs for a while. I sure hope I’m on the “No Fly List” in case I ever lose my mind and try to board a plane ever again.


12 posted on 12/13/2015 4:05:25 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Have you unpacked from your white privilege guilt trip yet?)
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To: Uncle Lonny

The article is over a year old.


13 posted on 12/13/2015 4:06:00 PM PST by Retired Chemist
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To: Uncle Lonny
then why not just goto the hood and ask the mutts hanging out in front of the liquor stores??? strike that, they already have a job hanging out in front of a liquor stores...
14 posted on 12/13/2015 4:09:45 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Gamecock
The clearly need more moose-limbs in the tower.

Undoubtedly. Watch for deliberate aluminum shower type incidents. This concept is not new, however. I saw the same thing back in the 70s, where minorities were hired over others, just not muzzies. To the credit of the FAA, however, these people were hired, but if they couldn't hack the program, were fired, as were all who couldn't hack it. Now? Maybe even incompetent muzzies will be retained.
While the pilots were training Iranians to fly, I had to train an Iranian controller. It was so bad, I could not trust a single word that came out of his mouth. He was a hazard to air navigation, as were all of them.

15 posted on 12/13/2015 4:14:31 PM PST by Mark17 (Thank God I have Jesus, there's more wealth in my soul than acres of diamonds and mountains of gold)
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"FAA changes hiring practices for air traffic controllers ignoring qualified students and vets..."

.... I suppose they are giving hiring preference to Syrian Refugees which are automatically qualified because they are already Muslim .... which of course is very important when working for the FAA or the Obama Administration.

16 posted on 12/13/2015 4:17:39 PM PST by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: Uncle Lonny

“”the FAA has decided to accept less qualified applicants, apparently to satisfy concerns that the agency needs a more diverse workforce.””

In air traffic control? You have to be kidding!! Going to pull the work force from those employees at call centers, right? That ought to make for interesting flying...

Hint - stay on the ground!!


17 posted on 12/13/2015 4:21:23 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: tips up
PC is killing America.

Literally.

But then, that's their plan; isn't it?

18 posted on 12/13/2015 4:22:24 PM PST by ChicagahAl (Today's Democrats are much more Fascist than Communist; but Sen Joe McCarthy was still right.)
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To: Uncle Lonny
more diverse

May as well hang a sign around every single "progressive liberal" that reads...

I AM STUPID.

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19 posted on 12/13/2015 4:26:32 PM PST by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Gamecock

That seems to be their aim, they just were not clear on the wording.


20 posted on 12/13/2015 4:27:12 PM PST by annieokie
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