Originally Posted by HEATHROW DIRECTOR
I truly feel for the 5yr old......
Is there really any call for that?
Popgun87, back when my course were to receive postings, we were asked to give our preference. Two people specifically requested Prestwick due to having family and children up there, one person requested Manchester, one requested Belfast and a few requested London airports.
The person who requested Belfast was posted to Heathrow tower. One of those who requested a London airport was sent to Belfast. The two who requested Prestwick were posted to West Drayton and the person who requested Manchester was sent to Swanwick. The postings to Manchester and Prestwick came from the pool of people who had requested West Drayton or Swanwick.
On the face of it, it doesn't make any sense whatsoever but it must have made sense to someone.
As a previous poster has mentioned, given your age and circumstances, training and validating will be an uphill struggle with a very high chance of failure. You will need to go in with an open mind as to where you are posted because, ultimately, an undesirable posting could be a blessing in disguise when it comes to validating successfully.
Good luck
