Last entry '05
Posted @ 1:00 p.m. on 2005-12-31

The hubbyman is bringing in the New Year with a bang....if I'm lucky and the wifey is in the mood. Actually, I'll be at work making sure people don't die. For those of you that read and don't know what I do for a living, besides defend the defensless at night because I AM BATMAN, I shall give you the rundown. I am a Jarhead, Leatherneck, Devil Dog, One of the Few and the Proud, or more commonly known as a US Marine. I am not, however, a infantryman. I work on, what we like to call, the brain side of the house. I am an Air Traffic Controller. No, not one of those guys that stand out on the runway with the little orange flashlights waving them around like they are a Jedi from Star Wars. I control Aircraft in the air via a RADAR scope on the ground. I also am trained to taxi aircreaft from their parking ramp upto the runway for departure.

This may not sound hard, but there are quite a few rules and set phraseology. There is a manual that ATCers study from. It is the FAA Order 7110.65. This manual proscribes proceedures and phraseology to persons providing air traffic control services. It is also about 5 inches thick of small print, front and back, standard 8x11 inch pages.

There you have it. Now everyone who reads will know what I do durring the day. At night, that is a different story altogether.

I hope everyones New Year is awesome and full of happiness!