Just a quick question for you folks.
I've been in the same job for the past 15 years, and I feel it's time for a change.
I joined the Australian Defence Force straight out of school so I did not go to uni, therefore I don't have the education requirements needed to become an ATC.
The only reasonable way I see of gaining the education requirement is by getting my PPL. Would this method be frowned upon during the recruitment phase? If I submitted an application with a PPL only a couple months old, would that raise alarms?
I know it's a bit of a risk spending all that money on a pilots licence when I may not even get past the first round of the testing. However, I have always been interested in getting a pilots licence so I don't see it as wasted money if I don't get selected.