Mechanics Certificate: Will it help?

Amazing ain't it how so many of these "real degree" folks are on here asking questions about "where do I go to get $50K or better a year with and a brand new top of the line truck with only a 10 week "driving school".They love to moan about how much of a "down" trucking is despite the fact that their "real jobs" are disappearing one heck of alot faster than us "lower classes".

By and large they are the ones who cry "I'm not a mechanic" and sit on the side of the road waiting for a $200 "service call" to repair a dang blown headlight.

Diesel engine mechanic is a helluva good trade that will get you work anywhere you want. Marine, Lumbering, Mining,etc,etc all use diesel engines and a top diesel mechanic is in demand everywhere. #### good money too.

Don't listen to the feather merchants with their expensive "education" in fields that are drying up, if they ever existed in the first place. Dirty hands and sweat built this country and all the others. Look around you to see what the "higher people" have turned it into.

 

you can always move up in the maintenance field as well. Just check out like Red River Army Depot. They are always looking for mechanics and starting wages are pretty good. over $20/hr to start plus good benifits

 

Get a verifiable job until you are 21. Then go back to a accredited driving school. Companies are big on employment gaps. So don't have one if you can avoid it. Bending the rules just doesn't happen anymore.

 

go join the army. Get into a direct support maintenance position where they will teach you how to be a mechanic as well.

You get paid to learn what you want, you get a usable skill AND you don't have to foot the bill for it.

You will be working on engines, transmissions and such and not just swapping parts at a company level too.

You can join and then towards the end, transfer to an 88M truck driver position and they will teach you to handle a big truck as well as get you some experience.

When you get out, you can go back to the state and get a waiver to get your CDL and you won't have to pay for that school as well.

Then go find a company that will put you on as a trainee and then you are set.

You'll be a little bit older, a lot wise and a whole lot more experienced.

 

Wow!

Someone that appreciates what they are given, someone with an aptitude for something, someone with a dream and a wish.
And someone with some sense.

If I were you, I would get the cert.
And keep it current.

Then, either wrench or drive for a spell.
Wrenching might be best for a couple years, though.
Preferably at the company you want to drive for.

That way you would gain needed experience with the mechanics of the trucks, while also getting to know some of the drivers and the life they lead.

After that, drive for a while to see which profession you actually prefer.

Seems to me, it would be easier going from mechanic to driver and back, than tuther way round.

 

Allot of states wont accept a military license to convert. And all honesty i dont blame them. Ive seen some really crumby 88M.steering wheel holders galore..lolwe run tankers and man its embarrassing to say the least. no one can back up or park or anything..drive forward thats all...lol

 

good indicator of the level of training on the part of the units and the NCO's leading them then.

 

totally agreed. its sad the way the Army is using so much online courses and not enough MOS training..which is also why im done this year..lol