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The FAA Wants To Recruit Gamers For Careers In Air Traffic Control (www.gamespot.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Do video game players make ideal recruits to be air traffic controllers? The FAA is targeting gamers directly in its new hiring push.

The Federal Aviation Administration is officially recruiting video game players to be part of the next generation of air traffic controllers. Part of that push has been accompanied by a new ad campaign aimed at gamers that uses video game footage and Xbox sound effects to make the pitch that players can earn a six-figure salary by applying their in-game skills to the real world.

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[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The more desperate someone is - and also red-pilled - the more likely that they will accept working under those, or any, conditions.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

trying to apply to atc school seems very competitive, its doesnt seem like atc is "Take anyone with a heartbeat" type of job. desperate person isnt going to wait that long to go in the middle of nowhere to go to school for like years.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not all desperate people for sure, and not all will be so red-pilled, but as a trend, the many people currently signing up - and who qualify - will tend to be more of both than average in the population.