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Sean Duffy: “The washout rate is 35%.”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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Sean Duffy's Briefing on Newark Airspace and Air Traffic Control System Overhaul

Published | Video Starts at 09:02

So we were losing potential candidates to go to the academy. And also when we take the best qualified, we're hopefully going to lower our washout rate. Right now The washout rate is 35%. If we can get it down to 25%, we'll be way better off. We're rejiggering the staffing in Oklahoma City. So we, we think we can supercharge our air traffic controllers through the academy. (09:02–09:04)

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