I want to make sure that my controllers are of good mind and good spirit when they come in. It's an intense job, but just to that point, last week we announced again, We're 3000 controllers short in America. 3000 short. And again, we've been 3000 short for a very long time. And so what I've done is I'm taking the top qualified, the best qualified qualified applicants who take the entrance exam, I'm putting them in the academy first. (08:31–08:36)
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