Has Anyone Said "Good Job Kid"?

A certified air traffic controller took his son to work. He also let his son direct air traffic. His son was very professional and courteous. One of the pilots commented the kid did an "awesome job" and others were clearly amused. The Federal Aviation Authority however wasn't. The controller and his supervisor have been suspended and an investigation is underway. The FAA has made it clear that this kind of behaviour "is not acceptable". Here's the unaltered audio:

One part of me (the part that thinks kids are adorable) cannot get over how cute this young man sounds. If he were my son I would be very proud. Clearly, he took his task very seriously. The kid demonstrated good social skills (you can hear him building a professional rapport with the pilots) and he paid attention to what his father told him to say (he spoke clearly and audibly without mumbling).

The other part of me (the cynical lawyer) cannot believe the child's father's lapse of judgement.

You live in America.

You work at JFK.

You know all about the risks (electronic, technical, mechanical, terrorist and otherwise) aviation has to deal with. And yet you find nothing wrong with letting your son control air traffic? So, to recap, my bottle of Snapple is more risk to our safety in the skies than a kid directing air traffic and/or being a distraction in the tower? *side eye*

Maybe I'm just jealous. Whenever I went to work with my mother as a kid, the most fun thing I got to do was go outside and buy some candy. I couldn't touch anything and I had to be very quiet. Damn, I am jealous! Anyway, I think the young lad did a great job so I'm sayign well done young'un!