Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
I have no idea what this 2nd medical you are speaking of is. I had to take a pee-test and they shipped the pee overnight to a regional flight surgeon, haha, but there was no 2nd medical. AFAIK, the pee-test is the exact same for ATC hiring. We do a yearly hearing test, so that's not it...
Maybe it's a new thing, as I've only been with the agency for a year. I had to go to a physician (I just went to a local urgent aid clinic) and have them fill out and sign a form effectively stating that I didn't have anything wrong with me that would cause me to be a hazard to myself or anyone else while riding as a passenger in an aircraft. There was no specific guidance; the Dr seemed a little confused and ended up just giving me a very generic physical...height, weight, eye test, listened to heart and lungs.