" ... NO uncertified personnel were allowed to handle traffic."
I never said they were.
Just WHO do you think DOES THE CERTIFYING, when 98 percent of the controllers walk, you over inflated windbag!
They were position certified and told to sign the papers before leaving to find a hotel room.
Safety was never compromised, EXCEPT BY THE FAA WINDBAGS WHO WALKED OUT ON THE NATION FOR MONEY !
You're the one who doesn't like Reagan, just like ALL UNIONIZED FAA CONTROLLERS.
I believe there's NEVER been a better President in our life time, INCLUDING JFK.
You may have so little regard for safety, with your military background and all, that you believed what may have been related to you by others...I do not know about that one way or the other.
But I CAN ASSURE YOU that the very best O'hare tower controller could not walk into any low level VFR tower in the country and be certified in less than a month. It is a matter of FAA regulations, not a matter of trust or ability.
Just as I related what our TDY guys from other centers were required to do.....not ability, not trust, but REGULATIONS.
Just as we were required to adhere to separation standards, we were required to adhere to the REGS.
By the way, we did start to get a few ex-military guys about six months into the strike, but they were new hires who had been discharged, now civilians, and they were required to go to the academy in OKC like all new hires.