A25-48 ARTICLE XV: Seniority

ADD NEW: Section 5. NATCA members that served Honorably in the Armed Forces shall have their Active Duty service counted towards seniority.

Rationale: 1. It IS government service. While other 18-22 year olds joined off the street or CTI, we signed our names to defend the country. 2. Even management counts military service towards seniority. 3. Military time counts towards retirement (with buy back). 4. Military time already counts towards Time in Service upgrades (Leave Earnings). 5. ATCs that worked at a contract tower 6-15 years ago are getting additional seniority as soon as that tower joins NATCA (while never having paid dues or being there as NATCA). Thank you for your time.