Become an Aircraft Dispatcher – Military

Sheffield School of Aeronautics’ full-time, 5-week course is approved for Veteran’s training.

There’s no better alternative for your Aircraft Dispatcher Certification training than the world’s oldest and most prestigious dispatch school. We’ve originated the course and have set the standards for certification training for 75 years and counting. At Sheffield School of Aeronautics, we’ll help you make the transition from a Military Career to a civilian airline career.

“Instructed to attend Aircraft Dispatcher school by my military organization (U.S. Navy). Availability of class and reputation of Sheffield by my supervisors, were the driving (factors).”
B.J. Sept. 2006

Military pilots, flight engineers, navigators, flight planners/followers, air traffic controllers, Base Operations personnel, etc. We can provide you with the proper certification training needed for your transitional phase into the civilian airline world. With that being said, airlines respect a military background. When you couple the latter with a Dispatcher Certificate achieved at the Industry-recognized World Leader in Operational Control training, you are effectively marketing yourself to all knowledgeable airlines.

At our aeronautics school, we provide real-world training with real-world tools. Students at Sheffield School of Aeronautics have their own work station, including computers for flight planning, weather retrieval, live traffic monitoring, and more. Students are given the proper tools to succeed at Sheffield, and we’re here to provide everyone enrolled with anything they need to get them to where they need to be! Train with Sheffield to join the many others currently employed in this wonderful industry.

Sheffield School of Aeronautics will train you to meet and exceed FAA standards. After our students graduate, they are a part of Sheffield for life, not simply during your time enrolled in our school. We believe in providing quality and service to our students, to assist them in their career endeavors, to push them to a limit they may have never been before, and to provide a confidence level to help them sustain their success within the airline industry.

Note: If searching a Government/military database, if you cannot find Sheffield School of Aeronautics, our course and school name may be found under ALRON Aviation, Inc. Both names are allotted to the same course at our aeronautics school.

Leon Jansen – a military hero and mentor of Sheffield School.

Accelerated course options

We always recommend signing up for our 200-hour course.

However, you may qualify for our three-week accelerated course, or even our two-week accelerated course. To see if you qualify, fill out the prior experience form. You will receive a response from us within 24 hours in regards to whether you qualify for either one of our accelerated courses at our aeronautics school.

Sheffield School of Aeronautics “blended learning” three-week, two-week, and one-week courses are not approved for Veteran’s training, since they are tied to partial distance-learning.

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    “I am so glad they are like this because it made me a better dispatcher and I really appreciate their high standards. I would highly recommend Sheffield to anyone who is willing to study hard and is serious about obtaining a Dispatcher Certificate.” MC MC
    “Their reputation of excellence amongst the industry is second to none. Sheffield School of Aeronautics should be seen as the standard of how it can be done and how it should be done. I was hired at a major airline with no dispatch experience.” A.Z. Sidebar AZ
    “While touring my company’s dispatch department before I had my license our OCC manager pointed out that 7 of the 10 dispatchers on shift had come from Sheffield. The overall consensus was that Sheffield grads were able to hit the ground running as they were better prepared.” K.O. Sidebar K.O.
    “Eric Morris is one of the most if not the most knowledgeable and experienced authorities on Aircraft Dispatching in the United States. He strives constantly to make the industry better.” DH sidebar DH
    “Your school has offered me an incredible advantage in the Dispatcher job market.” D.K. D. Kircher
    “As a graduate of the aircraft dispatcher program at the Sheffield School of Aeronautics…My training was intense and thorough and furnished me with the requisite skills for performing my current job as a Flight Dispatch Supervisor.” N.S. Sidebar NS
    “I am a month into my new job at a airline coming out of reorganization, and am helping the training department by referencing the excellent and up to date course book provided to all Sheffield grads.” RW RW
    “I wanted to tell you I got the job offer from Expressjet, and start next month! I think a couple others from class were hired as well. It just shows the Sheffield reputation when I see graduates from other schools complaining that they can’t get an interview – I wasn’t even back home to Minneapolis […] Dan Gustafson
    “Sheffield School of Aeronautics is known worldwide for its quality training and has been recommended to me by our national airline Swiss International Airlines. Whenever I mention the name ‘Sheffield’ it rings a bell in people’s ears.” IW IW
    “Being that half my new hire class dropped out over the course of training, I can confidently say that Sheffield helped to prepare me for the real world.” GT – abridged testimonial – school selection matters
    “After receiving my certificate, I joined a class of 4 experienced dispatchers for Part 121 initial training. Without experience, my preparation at Sheffield enabled me to become active at the same time after the initial training.” PR PR
    “These men represented the highest caliber of professionalism and integrity. The education I received from these gentleman has afforded me to be gainfully employed while having the opportunity to use the education received, all over this country, and more than a few others.” WG sidebar wg
    “now that I’ve been in an indoctrination class with students from other schools, I know I made the right choice with Sheffield.”   Kindest regards,  A.R.  All schools are created equal?! yeah…sure ;)
    “My experience at Sheffield and my exposure to other aircraft dispatchers that did not go to Sheffield has resulted in an awareness of the superior depth and quality of the training provided by the Sheffield instructors.” CD Sidebar CD
    Good afternoon Eric, I wanted to reach out to let you know that training at (airline) is in full swing and I couldn’t be happier that I chose Sheffield. My classmates, while very smart, definitely had subpar training and that has been very evident. I have waited to write a full scale review of the […] Attending Sheffield School benefits airline new hires in preparation for airline training
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