Jonathan Stewart

You go straight into survival mode to separate those aircraft and make sure they don't hit. And then when that's over, then it really hits you.

You go straight into survival mode to separate those aircraft and make sure they don't hit. And then when that's over, then it really hits you.

Hopefully he misspoke because the controllers did not walk off the job. Walking off the job implies that they, of their own free will, left and refused to do their job. There's not a single controller in Newark Area C, to the best of my knowledge, that does not love their job. We would like to have more resources to effectively do our job. Yes, that is the case. But to say that someone would

Hopefully he misspoke because the controllers did not walk off the job. Walking off the job implies that they, of their own free will, left and refused to do their job. There's not a single controller in Newark Area C, to the best of my knowledge, that does not love their job. We would like to have more resources to effectively do our job. Yes, that is the case. But to say that someone would

basically game the system and take trauma leave when they were not traumatized is insulting at best and just, quite frankly, misinformed. No way, shape or form was that what happened. Nobody walked off the job of their own free will. They had to be taken out of position and relieved of duty because they were not mentally fit to do it anymore at that point because of the trauma that was involved.

basically game the system and take trauma leave when they were not traumatized is insulting at best and just, quite frankly, misinformed. No way, shape or form was that what happened. Nobody walked off the job of their own free will. They had to be taken out of position and relieved of duty because they were not mentally fit to do it anymore at that point because of the trauma that was involved.

My name is Jonathan Stewart. I'm an air traffic controller. I received my first rating in 2000. Excuse my voice. Apparently, I'm losing an occupational hazard. I don't think anybody wants to be involved in any sort of incident where safety is compromised. Nobody wants to be involved in that. It's not on anybody's wish list.

My name is Jonathan Stewart. I'm an air traffic controller. I received my first rating in 2000. Excuse my voice. Apparently, I'm losing an occupational hazard. I don't think anybody wants to be involved in any sort of incident where safety is compromised. Nobody wants to be involved in that. It's not on anybody's wish list.

My name is Jonathan Stewart. I'm an air traffic controller. I received my first rating in 2000. Excuse my voice. Apparently, I'm losing an occupational hazard. I don't think anybody wants to be involved in any sort of incident where safety is compromised. Nobody wants to be involved in that. It's not on anybody's wish list.

So yes, under a lot of stress, under duress, yes, you don't want to be involved in any kind of incident where there's a loss of life.

So yes, under a lot of stress, under duress, yes, you don't want to be involved in any kind of incident where there's a loss of life.

So yes, under a lot of stress, under duress, yes, you don't want to be involved in any kind of incident where there's a loss of life.

I come here and fire off some rounds and, you know, stay proficient at using my weapon of choice, my weapons of choice. And it's just, it's a great way to relieve stress, yeah.

I come here and fire off some rounds and, you know, stay proficient at using my weapon of choice, my weapons of choice. And it's just, it's a great way to relieve stress, yeah.

I come here and fire off some rounds and, you know, stay proficient at using my weapon of choice, my weapons of choice. And it's just, it's a great way to relieve stress, yeah.

I joined the Air Force to do air traffic control. I didn't do nothing about it. I just knew that I wanted to do it. It sounded cool. I got a copy of what's referred to as the Pilot Controller Glossary, which has various terminology in it. That means nothing to anybody if you're not in aviation, but I memorized a bunch of it just for fun. Yeah, that's about it, man. The rest is history.

I joined the Air Force to do air traffic control. I didn't do nothing about it. I just knew that I wanted to do it. It sounded cool. I got a copy of what's referred to as the Pilot Controller Glossary, which has various terminology in it. That means nothing to anybody if you're not in aviation, but I memorized a bunch of it just for fun. Yeah, that's about it, man. The rest is history.

I joined the Air Force to do air traffic control. I didn't do nothing about it. I just knew that I wanted to do it. It sounded cool. I got a copy of what's referred to as the Pilot Controller Glossary, which has various terminology in it. That means nothing to anybody if you're not in aviation, but I memorized a bunch of it just for fun. Yeah, that's about it, man. The rest is history.

I like it because it's effing fun, man. Like it, for lack of a better way to put it, like we get off on it. Like we, when I say we, the newer controllers, supervisors, line controllers, regardless, We enjoy that, man. I mean, it's an adrenaline rush and you have to, you play God because you cannot fail. You cannot make a mistake, okay?

I like it because it's effing fun, man. Like it, for lack of a better way to put it, like we get off on it. Like we, when I say we, the newer controllers, supervisors, line controllers, regardless, We enjoy that, man. I mean, it's an adrenaline rush and you have to, you play God because you cannot fail. You cannot make a mistake, okay?