So to be retired military guy

Lots of companies have terminals in Las Vegas/Henderson. Get your tanker/hazmat endorsement, TWIC & a passport; this will make you more marketable for better paying jobs. The best paying jobs are tanker and flatbed. Watkins & Shepard has a terminal there and runs van & flatbed. You would be in the hiring area for System Transport & Melton Truck Lines which their drivers average $50K + annually. These companies I mention hire new CDL graduates.

 

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You might check out community colleges that teach truck driving. And you can use your gi bill, of course. Crete Carrier hires some trainees. You have to graduate from a school they approve of. They pay better than many others. I think they would be a good company to get experience with. They send you with a trainer for 2 months. Good luck.

Speaking of aviation. I have my a/p license.

 

Hi E7, might be worth checking on Roehls Honor Program. I'm in that one for veterans and its good. In fact there are a ton of vets here at Roehl..all branches. They have a military recruiter, his name is Alan. He is a vet, then driver, now in the recruiting department.

There are probably other companies too with the military apprenticeship...worth checking on a few to see if any stand out.

 

I understand getting burned out in aviation. I was a helicopter mechanic and crew chief & could have gotten a job with servicing & supplying oil rigs in the Gulf, but didn't even consider it, had enough. Never regretted not doing it either.

 

Many of my friends went to work in Ft. Rucker after the military, as civil service helo mechanics, etc.

I had a job offer with Petroleum Helicopters in LA, but wanted out of aviation; some of my Navy buddies did go there and make good money.

 

Well, I was a generator mechanic in the army. Got out and used my gi bill to get an associates degree in aviation maintenance. We went into recession 6 months before I graduated in 1991. I couldn't find an aviation job with my lack of experience. So I worked for a temp service for a year making about $ 5.00/hr. Then I went to a community college again and got a cdl and went to work. I accidentally ruined my a/p license by washing it . I haven't bothered contacting the faa to get a new copy.

I did go spend a week taking parts off a 737 ( it was junked due to an aborted takeoff/heavy landing). I earned $265 cash. And that is my total lifetime earnings in aviation.
I guess I shoulda gone straight to trucking out of the army.

It's good you have an option if you find you don't like trucking.

The good news. I am now in very comfortable shape financially thanks to trucking. But it's been a long road.