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It's Official!
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:11 pm
by Spinning Hat
That's right, after 2 years of applying, interviewing, calling, testing, and filling out forms and such, I finally got a start date from the FAA to attend the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City! I report for duty October 29th at the Mike Moroney Aeronautical Center. I will be there until March 10th, so any of you southerners that feel like rolling into Okie territory are more than welcome to come see me! I will have my laptop with, and it's capable of playing some decent games. I might even be able to swing to Dallas for a day or two if the schedule allows it.
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:00 pm
by Starmage21
man its gonna be so sweet having FAA "connections"!!!
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:50 pm
by Jester
Maybe you can make it into a Die Hard movie now!
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:36 pm
by XMEN Ashaman DTM
Sweet deal, SH!
Just don't go around saying your acronym: "FAA" doesn't have the same ring as "F" "A" "A". I noted this when someone pronounced DCMA as dikma. Seriously, it's not right.
So... are you going to have go on blood pressure medication just for this job?
Good luck.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:29 pm
by Spinning Hat
The Blood Pressure meds are always a possibility...
I'll never see FAA as a word, it'll be pronounced F A A forever.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:34 pm
by XMEN Ashaman DTM
Oh it got better when a female Air Force captain I used to work with thought it was funny that I was going to be in the DCMAN division of DCMA. Only she pronounced DCMAN. Hilarity ensued. At my expense.
Apparently, for the deployed civilians in DCMA, it's a funny joke to the service members that are deployed.
I have to admit it was pretty funny though.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:11 am
by XMEN Iceman
Dude..you will only be a few hours north. You can come stay at my place anytime for a long weekend.
Plus I have nice gaming connections to the internet.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:38 pm
by Spinning Hat
Lol @ Asha! Ice: Depending on the schedule, I just might have to do that.
From what i understand, it's only about 4hrs to DFW from OKC. Not bad at all!
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:59 am
by Spinning Hat
Bastards... The FAA canceled my class, and now they're sending me on Nov. 27th.... I really didn't want to spend my Birthday in Oklahoma City!
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:29 pm
by XMEN Gambit
So spend it in Dallas!
Sorry about your getting switched. But at least you're not canceled.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:53 am
by Spinning Hat
yeah, sounds like they canceled 3 classes for the year, but no one seems to know why. Pretty much everyone assigned a date has been reassigned, looks like those who would be later in the year will have to wait till FY '11...
