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Tech. Sgt. Matthew Zellefrow Highlight
Don’t let anybody else drive your life. Whatever you are going to do, do it on your own terms. You are #1 in your own life.
About Tech. Sgt. Matthew
- As a teenager, I was just a young punk without direction who was into music and fast cars.
- I took my time after high school to explore my options—decided to join the Air Force when I was 22 years old.
- Initially I wanted to become an avionics mechanic, but my recruiter encouraged me to pursue air traffic control instead.
- Have been working in air traffic control for the last 13 years.
- I now work as the Air Traffic Control Watch Supervisor at Dyess Air Force.
- I oversee all air traffic controllers in the tower to ensure they are doing their jobs correctly and I’m there to rectify any issues that may come up.
- The constant rotating schedules that air traffic controllers work make balancing work and family life difficult, but I’ve gotten used to it over the years.
- The thing that has made the biggest impact on my life is not rushing into decisions—you don’t have to jump into everything head first.