Songbird'
Just one note to you... US ATCO pay bands have been slashed in the last couple of months. They are NO WHERE near what they once were. THe new kids coming in are going to make far less and the folks who are in training, now will never see what they were promised.
We are seeing many of the college trained folks turning down employment requests by the FAA, as we are people who were coming from the military side now turning down employment...
Oh and as to new and wonderful stuff coming down the line, take a look at the ERAM stuff that the FAA is working on to replace the old 9020 software from the early 70's.
regards
Scott