Radar,
Apologies, i though they where still to be recruited but i to heard, via a friend via a ASA tower, a similar story today as SM4's. Apparently they have already tested, interviewed, selected and given a start date. As far as i know it will still be July this year but SM4 may know a little more.
It wouldn't surprise me if the bean counters do now think we are over staffed though. Still though, i have been told of a lot of controllers with there retirement date allready set. In one location, for a non 24hr tower, around 5 are retiring in the next year! Where are all the replacements?
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