If you guys are under age 31 (or have kids who are)...and have any interest in becoming a controller, the FAA has a job vacancy that opens Monday February 10th. Probably open for a week or two. This is for "off the street" hiring.
We need a lot of people. Salary and benefits are VERY good. (For example...base salary at LA Center is around 145K once certified. With overtime (I work it every week) the salary goes way, way above that.
Paid training by FAA, awesome retirement package, and a pretty cool job where you can where shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops to work.
Salary increases through training: IE: 55K, 65K, 89K, 112K, 145K (that's an example at LA Center). Took me about 17 months to go from 55K to full certified.
Obviously, not everybody goes to high level traffic facilities, but the job benefits and salary are still very good across the board.
Resumes Ready? Air Traffic Controller Openings Go Public Tomorrow. No Experience Needed. - Forbes
If any of you guys have questions, feel free to PM me.