I have a friend who is showing an interest in joining NATS as an ATCO, but as he has a young family, he is worried about the drop in salary. I've tried to answer his questions so he can assess weather he can afford it, but got a bit stuck as the NATS ATCO pay scales are very confusing.
Could someone provide an example of how long training takes to point of validation, how what the pay is during that time, and what would be salary approx at point of validation? PM or reply, don't mind......
Radarspod
(who finds ATCE scales much easier to understand!
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oh, and before anyone says "its an investment" - I know, he knows,.....but sometimes the here and now forces the issue.