"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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I wasn't aware of that.

So you're saying that ATC personnel are able to practice their "art"
based on their performance, and the employment/position test only
qualifies them for performance evaluation?


I can only speak to the policy in effect when I was hired in 1983. Veterans
preference points were added to the individual's score on the ATC entrance
exam. If that total was above whatever the cutoff was, and the person
passed the physical exam, and the interview was satisfactory, the person was
hired and went to the FAA academy for initial training. Veterans preference
points were not used for anything after the initial hire.