![]() ![]() Kim's place has strip boards that you can borrow that make Nonradar practice easier and more like the real thing. It is 15-20 min from the Academy but I didn't mind it. When I returned after getting sent home, I stayed at Kim's place in a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom duplex with a garage and backyard. Anatole has a pool which is nice if you are in OKC in the summer. There could be more unassigned parking (my housing provider charged extra for assigned spaces) but at worst I had to walk an extra 30-40 yards. ![]() It is a 10 minute drive from the Academy and the apartments are nice enough. I stayed at Anatole for the first 2-3 months of my time in OKC in a 1 bedroom 1 bathroom apartment. I ignored this advice and purchased the study guides on this website and skimmed them to settle my curiosity. probably not but Academy materials do change I experienced this myself in Radar. Be advised I have heard from instructors they are planning on changing the map to reflect the actual sector. People typically recommend studying the map and I'd agree it is probably the most worthwhile thing to learn ahead of time. You'll have plenty of time to learn everything you need to know once you get there. Pre-OKCĮveryone feels the need to do something before coming to the Academy but I would not recommend it. Not necessary and it is not guaranteed that you'll make it to the Academy but it's possible $110 of study tools set me up for this career.65 seems to have a new comprehensive study tool so you might want to check it out instead of what I used. It is tempting to lie but not worth it in my opinion as it is against the law and you can be fired if caught down the road.ĭon't mean for this to be an advertisement but I used both the ATC Prep software and this website to help prepare for the ATSA. I was openly honest and provided as much info as possible and it worked out fine. Individually these things can be disqualifying. I have traveled extensively (including to some "sketchy" countries), am married to a foreigner, and have experimented with marijuana. ![]() My background is squeaky clean for most corporate jobs but not for this one. The most time consuming and worrisome portion of the pre-employment screening for me was the background check. Bother your HR as little as possible and try to make their lives easy. I drove 3 hours to complete my medical and drug test instead of waiting a few days for an appointment at local facilities. Not sure if it helped but my goal was to complete everything on my end as quickly and as accurately as possible. I was fortunate the process moved quickly for me. It was a total of 6 months from application to OKC. Less than two months after taking the ATSA I signed my TOL and less than two months after signing my TOL was my class date to go to the Academy. I applied to the 2019 bid, took the ATSA again (which I'd recommend), and scored BQ. ![]() I scored "Best Qualified (BQ)" on the ATSA but was not selected. I applied for the first time to the 2018 bid. If you have any questions I’d be happy to answer in the thread or DM me! Pre-Employment Process I graduated Enroute this past month after nearly 9 months in the system due to the pandemic and have yet to start training in person at my new facility. Haven't seen one of these posts in 2020 so I thought I would make one since these two helped me. ![]()
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