Experience with YRC ( includes YRC, New Penn, USF Reddaway and Holland

What I've seen in nursing homes, nurse's aides do all the dirty work. RNs and LPNs, basically, do meds and chart. There are a lot more male aides, than rns or lpns.

 

I think you're right about them having to keep your job for you. One way to build up your confidence and challenge yourself, is to get into fighting shape and start mixing it up. If you've got a good MMA school near by, that's attracting all the talent nowadays. Otherwise, whatever is big in your area, is probably the thing to do, if you haven't already. Boxing, MMA, Jiu Jitsu, they all work very hard. Also, great places to network, if you're thinking firefighting/cop jobs (also, very high status jobs).

I met one guy who owns a club and used to run a beer truck, I think his wife's a nurse. Of course, he likes what he's doing now a lot better. Mostly, I think, because of the status and the glory. He's hard as nails, over 50 and he gets a lot of respect. He's not unique, especially in Jiu Jitsu, there are some very tough old men.

It can get discouraging, but if you keep your head screwed on straight, you'll grow to love it. And then, boot camp should seem like just another challenge, with a group of highly motivated men, with above average character.

 

I know next to nothing about this kind of thing and am interested to learn, btw, but it does sound like a great opportunity to spend more time with your kids, while they're growing up. Not having enough of that seems to be one of the top five things people regret when they are on their death beds.

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-06-14/home/30090287_1_patients-dreams-lives

 

Well I will say at the time I was all in. Of course I had just turned 18. It was definitely an accomplishment. Once I hit 35 or so, I was like screw all that crap. Been there, done that. I would go to this bar once a year in Coronado, CA and see some of the old guys and some friends I was in the Navy with. They would start talking about the old days. Did that for about 7 years, then I just lost interest. I more or less joined because my whole family was in the military. I was kind of pushed into it by my nut Vietnam Vet father. Looking back on it, I am glad I did it but now that I'm older, I question the things we did. Had some really fun times in there and some really bad times too. I'm sure it is the reason OTR trucking has never really bothered me and also appealed to me. I was used to being away from home.

 

Waiting for paperwork in Phoenix. Goin back to Chicago. They sent us down here on the southern route as I-40 is a mess. On vacation next week. Lookin forward to spending the week ice fishing with my family. I'll post some pics if I catch some nice ones.

 

Maybe he saw "A Christmas Carol."