Sean Duffy on Sourcing Air Traffic Controllers from Gamers: ‘They Do Multiple Things at the Same Time’

DUFFY: "That might seem odd, Peter, but we polled a random sample of our academy students in Oklahoma city for air traffic control. Of the 250 we polled, only 3 of them were not gamers. And so we thought, well, listen, there’s a connection here. They problem-solve, they’re spatially aware, they do multiple things at the same time. It’s very reminiscent of what air traffic controllers do, so we reached out to the community. Listen, we blew the socks off any prior record. We had 12,000 applications in 24 hours, 11,000 of those were qualified. We’ve already sent 8,000 of them to go get their skills test. So, again, looking to find the best and the brightest, best qualified to become air traffic controllers is — I think this is a sign that, you know, looking at who we attract, who’s great at the job, this made sense for us to reach out to the gaming community. And the response has been remarkable.”

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Sean Duffy on Sourcing Air Traffic Controllers from Gamers: ‘They Do Multiple Things at the Same Time’‘Well, listen, there’s a connection here’News & PoliticsEXCERPT:DUFFY: "That might seem odd, Peter, but we polled a random sample of our academy students in Oklahoma city for air traffic control. Of the 250 we polled, only 3 of them were not gamers. And so we thought, well, listen, there’s a connection here. They problem-solve, they’re spatially aware, they do multiple things at the same time. It’s very reminiscent of what air traffic controllers do, so we reached out to the community. Listen, we blew the socks off any prior record. We had 12,000 applications in 24 hours, 11,000 of those were qualified. We’ve already sent 8,000 of them to go get their skills test. So, again, looking to find the best and the brightest, best qualified to become air traffic controllers is — I think this is a sign that, you know, looking at who we attract, who’s great at the job, this made sense for us to reach out to the gaming community. And the response has been remarkable.”Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview

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