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Age to train for an Air Traffic Controller Career?

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Howdy Folks.

I am student of Aviation without the resources to afford to fly. So I thought of becoming an Air Traffic Controller then learning to fly with the money from that job.

I am reading that you must be 30 or under to start training for an Air Traffic Controller career??? Is this really True? I'm 36 and a bit saddened by this if it is really true.

-Christopher

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  1. Jim F. on Jul 30, 2014

    Yup, that’s true. If you read the Air Traffic Controller page on the FAA’s career site, you’ll see the second bullet-point of the requirements is to, “start at the FAA Academy no later than your 31st birthday.” http://www.faa.gov/jobs/career_fields/aviation_careers/

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  2. Jonathan Seitz on Jul 31, 2014

    It is true, and a product of mandatory retirement ages for ATC.

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