Originally Posted by
BeatNavy
You don’t get LTD if you resign. The fact that she resigned is not internet rumor. You also don’t resign if you have a stroke or other medical issue and you need to continue employment (or at least continue to receive benefits). If you have any ATC friends who may know people in LAS, ask around and find out the truth.
I don't know anybody at LAS, but I would certainly resign if I were still 20 years away from retirement, had a stroke, told I'm prone to strokes because of some condition and will never regain my medical, so at best would only get to work in a crappy FAA office job for the rest of my career. Especially if I had a spouse with a decent career who wanted out of the Nevada desert.
Originally Posted by B757200ER
Terrible occurence. I can't help but wonder why busy airports don't have more than (1) controller working at night. When 1 controller works Approach, Tower & Ground (or any combination thereof), depending on which frequency you're on, you're missing transmissions by other aircraft that reduce your SA.
When positions are combined, we get all the frequencies in our ear and transmit on all simultaneously.
Originally Posted by Deathwish
They also don’t post flyers up around FAA facilities in the region with a mug shot and vehicle information informing all other employees you are prohibited from entering the property if you suffered from a medical condition.
Where did you read this? If someone resigns, they turn in their badge and every facility has armed guards on entry that check for badges. If someone is fired and doesn't turn in their badge, the door codes are changed and guards check names on badges more closely on entry. There's never a need to post "mug shots and vehicle information" because they'll be caught by the guards, and if not won't know the new door codes.