CDL Student with a bad conduct discharge. Any hope? My story with questions?????

A "baked chicken dinner" huh..........I can't tell you who will or won't hire you but I'm sure that your BCD will be found out if you choose not to disclose it. I would be more concerned about your record over the past ten years after your BCD. If there is nothing of importance there then I would bet someone will hire you. I'm sure you'll find employment somewhere. Good luck.

 

I'll bite my tongue on this post!

 

I can only see this being a problem if/when you would apply for a Hazmat endorsement. .

I'm thinking don't ask them if they want to know. . And don't tell them. . Unless your going to haul military equipment, I believe your background check is going to consist of prior employment. Keep your pie hole closed. . Get your CDL and get in a truck.

Remember this though. . When you get your CDL, if you get popped for a dirty UA.. your second chances are all but over.

Good Luck.

 

Ten yrs is along time ago but not in this industry,it's very unforgiving.Your instructor may be just feeding you a line so you stay and they get their money.You should have started searching first then school,not the other way around.Suppose getting hired is like finding a needle in a hay stack.now you have that outstanding school bill.Starter companies will reimburse you for the schooling but going back to will they hire you,if one of these mega starter training companies don't give you a chance then its a pretty safe bet no one else will.I suggest going to carriers websites and look at their requirements.Sure you can not say anything but applications may want to know and you can't lie,companies will find out.

 

As i am a Disabled (20%) Veteran Honorably Discharged i will surely leave this one Alone!

 

Any of you are welcome to tell the proccess a trucking company finds out your military background.... my father has owned a buisness for years and has no clue how to check that on people he hires.... maybe the Hazmat.

 

Well if a perspective hire states they are a veteran, they need to produce a DD 214.

 

In before TSHTF.

 

Off hand, I'd say "Yes, there is hope." Most companies want you to go back 10 years when reporting felonies, some may go back farther...what ever that company's policy is. More and more states are allowing (and even legalizing) marijuana in various venues and circumstances, so it is finally being viewed in a more favorable light and not as the hard drug it has been in the past. If you can honestly state that you are drug free and have been for several years, then I would think that a HR person would not look unfavorably to your situation. After all, you had a knee-jerk reaction to something that is now legal in some places. The biggest thing is to BE HONEST...because they WILL find out and falsification on an application is almost always grounds for dismissal even after your probationary period has expired. You may need to go to a different company. But someone will hire you, and when they do, concentrate on being a safe and dependable driver.