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2014-06-12 Home Front: Culture Wars

FAA changes hiring practices for air traffic controllers ignoring qualified students and vets

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-06-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

"All right, Striker, you listen, and listen close. Flying a plane is no different from riding a bicycle; it's just a lot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes."

Posted by Besoeker 2014-06-12 06:40|| 2014-06-12 06:40|| Front Page Top

#2 That'll make an interesting court case.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-06-12 08:42|| 2014-06-12 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Speaking of diversity, I wonder what the Republican/Democrat ratio is at all these Agencies. Maybe a little lawfare is in order to balance things out.

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2014-06-12 09:07|| 2014-06-12 09:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, yes, that's my FAA! Just ask me how many I've flown since working there for the last two decades.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2014-06-12 09:21|| 2014-06-12 09:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Now everyone will need to speak Jive.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-06-12 09:42|| 2014-06-12 09:42|| Front Page Top

#6 To some people, "diversity" is more important than competence.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-06-12 10:36|| 2014-06-12 10:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Or people's lives Rambler.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-06-12 12:24|| 2014-06-12 12:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Your Just Can't Make This S*it UP. Skin color has more value in the anonymous business of air traffic controlling than skill and experience. What utter BS our government has become.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2014-06-12 15:52|| 2014-06-12 15:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Not enough Asian-americans or Hispanics, right?

Posted by KBK 2014-06-12 18:31|| 2014-06-12 18:31|| Front Page Top

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