[willk]

Obviously, he knows that airlines don’t hire ATC. He is talking about wokeness and hiring. There was an issue a few years ago where the government was going to put equity ahead of experience by hiring women and minorities ahead of ex-military controllers.

[Mark17]

There was an issue a few years ago where the government was going to put equity ahead of experience by hiring women and minorities ahead of ex-military controllers.

I think the USAF did something similar, although occasionally it worked out. The best air traffic controller I ever saw, was a black female from Tennessee. That woman could really move some sheet metal around the sky.