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F14A Facility Rated RADAR Air Traffic Control Facility (RATCF) Controller

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Overview

A facility rated RADAR Air Traffic Control Facility controller directs Instrument Flight Rules and Visual Flight Rules aircraft. The controller manages aircraft departing, arriving, or transiting through airspace and airfields within the facility's Naval Station or Naval Air Station area of jurisdiction.

Core Skills

  • Instrument and visual flight rules control
  • Arriving, departing, and transiting aircraft control

Civilian Career Paths

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Air Traffic Controllers

F14A controllers direct IFR and VFR aircraft arriving, departing, or transiting within a naval radar facility's jurisdiction, directly overlapping civilian air traffic control work.

How to prepare: Compile facility-rating records and dated documentation of full-time active aircraft separation to assess the FAA experienced-controller route. For original appointments, the cited notice sets a maximum entry age of 35 and requires 52 consecutive weeks of qualifying post-certification or post-rating separation experience within five years of application at an eligible FAA, DOD, National Guard, or FAA-contract facility; pre-certification training does not count, and education cannot substitute.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems.
  • Transfer control of departing flights to traffic control centers and accept control of arriving flights.

Notes & Sources

  • FAA entry-level hiring is a separate route: applicants must be under 31 and have one year of progressively responsible work experience, a bachelor's degree, or a combination of post-secondary education and work experience totaling one year. It also requires clear spoken English, pre-employment tests including ATSA, Academy training, and subsequent facility training.
  • Both cited FAA routes require U.S. citizenship and a medical examination. Entry-level hiring also requires a security investigation, and controllers must requalify medically each year.
  • The cited experienced-controller notice requires willingness to work at any FAA air traffic control facility, drug testing, and Secret clearance; appointees complete field training for full certification, potentially including Academy courses. Previously appointed FAA or DOD civilian 2152 applicants must document their original appointment before the maximum entry age.
  • The experienced-controller notice is a resume repository, not a guaranteed opening. Its conditions are specific to that FAA route, not universal requirements for non-FAA employers.
Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC F14A

    [1] NEC entry "F14A - Facility Rated RADAR Air Traffic Control Facility (RATCF) Controller"; cached text line 5197; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Instrument and visual flight rules control, Arriving, departing, and transiting aircraft control, Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

  2. O*NET: Air Traffic Controllers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

  3. FAA: Air Traffic Controller Qualifications

    [3] Minimum qualifications and training requirements; official page updated 2025-02-27, checked 2026-09-24. Current entry-level threshold is one year, not the older three-year wording.

    Supports: Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

  4. FAA 2026 experienced Air Traffic Control Specialist direct-hire notice

    [4] FAA-FAA-26-PUB NOT-96466: Duties, Conditions of employment, Qualifications, Education. Checked 2026-09-24; a resume repository, not a guarantee of an opening or appointment.

    Supports: Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

  5. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Air Traffic Controllers

    [5] How to Become an Air Traffic Controller; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Air Traffic Controllers (O*NET 53-2021.00)

Defense contractor jobs for F14A

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