Air Traffic Control A School

tiffanynacole · 08-27-2013, 11:44 AM

thanks for that info, how far are you allowed to travel on weekends. i live about an hour and a half from pensacola and would like to come home occasionally.

WhiskeyCharlie · 08-27-2013, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by tiffanynacole

thanks for that info, how far are you allowed to travel on weekends. i live about an hour and a half from pensacola and would like to come home occasionally.

You should be good. I believe the travel limit is like 250 miles.

tiffanynacole · 08-27-2013, 02:17 PM

thats great to know, thanks!

tiffanynacole · 08-27-2013, 02:20 PM

about how long would you call A school there. I keep hearing different things?

andylite · 09-30-2013, 12:12 PM

A school is about three and a half months long. But depending on when you get there it could take anywhere from two weeks to three months to start classes. I got there Feb 1st and graduated the beginning of august.

tiffanynacole · 09-30-2013, 12:32 PM

thats not as bad a some of the rumors i have been hearing. some people have told me that it was be like a year.

how hard was school?
did alot of people fail?
pretty much anything you feel like explaining in detail would be appreciated so much!

thanks!

andylite · 12-14-2013, 05:38 PM

how hard was school?
did alot of people fail?
pretty much anything you feel like explaining in detail would be appreciated so much!

Sorry I haven't been back on forever, been busy getting qualified on my position(s).

School is iabout as hard as any school you've had before. Meaning there are hard parts, easy parts, boring parts and parts you wish would never end.

A lot of people fail, but not because school is very hard, they fail because this is the first time in their life they are responsible for their own actions and they don't do well. Many Airmen have a rough time handling having a paycheck and freedom AND needing to do well in school. A caveat, though, some people are not cut out for this rate and find it hard to wrap their heads around certain concepts.

ACs have the longest hours out of any school in Pensacola and we need them. Our job is purely academic and the lessons are long, mostly dry and some are hard to grasp. You'll be in a class of 9-14 people (navy and marine)and if you're an e-3 its a good idea to try to be class leader (if you can keep the job you're likely to get a promotion point). The schoolhouse is run by Marines as well as Navy so familiarization with Marine rank and tradition will help in a small amount. No, one, I repeat, no one is going to curse you out like boot camp, unless you start failing tests or degrading fellow students. If that happens you'll go to a Review board. I've never been in that room but I heard the worst possible noises coming out of it when I walked past.

If you, or anyone, has any specific questions I'll be on here more regularly to answer them.
Go Navy... Smooth sailing.

08-27-2013, 11:44 AM	#1
tiffanynacole Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 13	thanks for that info, how far are you allowed to travel on weekends. i live about an hour and a half from pensacola and would like to come home occasionally. __________________ I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"

08-27-2013, 02:17 PM	#3
tiffanynacole Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 13	thats great to know, thanks! __________________ I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"

08-27-2013, 02:20 PM	#4
tiffanynacole Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 13	about how long would you call A school there. I keep hearing different things? __________________ I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"

09-30-2013, 12:12 PM	#5
andylite Newbie Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 7	AC stuff A school is about three and a half months long. But depending on when you get there it could take anywhere from two weeks to three months to start classes. I got there Feb 1st and graduated the beginning of august.

09-30-2013, 12:32 PM	#6
tiffanynacole Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 75 Rep Power: 13	thats not as bad a some of the rumors i have been hearing. some people have told me that it was be like a year. how hard was school? did alot of people fail? pretty much anything you feel like explaining in detail would be appreciated so much! thanks! __________________ I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is pounding, saying, keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?"

12-14-2013, 05:38 PM	#7
andylite Newbie Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 7	how hard was school? did alot of people fail? pretty much anything you feel like explaining in detail would be appreciated so much! Sorry I haven't been back on forever, been busy getting qualified on my position(s). School is iabout as hard as any school you've had before. Meaning there are hard parts, easy parts, boring parts and parts you wish would never end. A lot of people fail, but not because school is very hard, they fail because this is the first time in their life they are responsible for their own actions and they don't do well. Many Airmen have a rough time handling having a paycheck and freedom AND needing to do well in school. A caveat, though, some people are not cut out for this rate and find it hard to wrap their heads around certain concepts. ACs have the longest hours out of any school in Pensacola and we need them. Our job is purely academic and the lessons are long, mostly dry and some are hard to grasp. You'll be in a class of 9-14 people (navy and marine)and if you're an e-3 its a good idea to try to be class leader (if you can keep the job you're likely to get a promotion point). The schoolhouse is run by Marines as well as Navy so familiarization with Marine rank and tradition will help in a small amount. No, one, I repeat, no one is going to curse you out like boot camp, unless you start failing tests or degrading fellow students. If that happens you'll go to a Review board. I've never been in that room but I heard the worst possible noises coming out of it when I walked past. If you, or anyone, has any specific questions I'll be on here more regularly to answer them. Go Navy... Smooth sailing.