The academy takes time. Then once they're out in one of the facilities, it takes anywhere from one, two, sometimes three years to get trained up. And so We're getting word back right now from our academy in Oklahoma City that some of our young controllers in the academy and some who have been given spots in the next class of the academy are bailing. They're walking away. They're asking themselves, why do I want to go into a profession or where I could work hard and have the potential of not being paid for my services? (17:54–18:10)
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Asserts that air traffic control trainees are leaving the academy due to concerns about job security.
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