need to drive asap

Well, a couple of things that would raise a red flag; a guy comes in wearing a suicide vest or holding a hostage at gunpoint.

But, as GasHauler posted, those chemical or fuel companies will do a more thorough check on everything.

He can try though with some reefer or dry van school & if it doesn't work, go back home and get a GED and start over.

 

Which is why this country is going to hell in a hand basket and gave us the last two presidents. A country filled with idiots and we wonder why we are falling behind.

 

I am joining this discussion late and I admit, I did not read all the postings so forgive me.

Chinatown is correct in his view of a high school degree or GED. First of all the GED was never intended to be a substitute for a high school degree. It was a test given to GI's to see where they were in relationship to others. My grandfather had an 8th grade education but was one of the most brilliant men I ever met. I have multiple degrees BS, BE, MBA, PhD and I am working on my law degree. Yet I do some really dumb things.

Look at the Saline County, Kansas 1895 eight grade test and tell me if you believe you could pass it. They teach things now in high school that have very little to do with trucking. A high school degree only shows that you will show up most of the time to a place you don't like to go. Many people that age get lost. They find themselves later in life.

I disagree with putting down false information on the application as if you are involved in an accident that could come back to bite you. List the last school you attended and what grade you last completed. But don't think you are less of a person just because you did not finish high school. My 40th reunion is this July and I am going to be too busy to attend it again this year.

This nation was built by men who did not graduate High School. Welcome to trucking.

 

A GED test is really not that hard to pass. I quit school many yrs ago and took my GED test 2 yrs ago and passed easily. I took mine more for my kids than anything although I am starting college this summer. My 23 yr old son was having issues finding a decent job due to not having a diploma (he was kicked out due to his age) and decided to get his GED. He ended up being in one of the last groups to go through the National Guards GED Plus program (got his GED and joined the Guard at the same time). He now has a job paying almost double what he made before getting it.

 

Nope. Some here are a ok with another low wage worker who will stay that way because God forbid someone makes a good decision. I'm out. Stupidity and abhorrent behavior shouldn't be rewarded but hey what do I know.

 

While a diploma makes life easier, it is far from mandatory. When I was young it was challenging to land good jobs, but now I have a work history that is for more impressive then any high school diploma.

My resume is articulate, and my hand written application is a sample of exemplary penmanship. I have landed more then one job that listed a diploma as a requirement, even when I was honest about having no diploma.

Not everyone who does not finish school is an unmotivated, drug using loser. I was raised by a single mother with no other family support mechanism available. When I was 16 she became ill to the point of needing convalescent care. In my mind it made more sense to support myself then become a ward of the State.

Working 2 jobs for $3.35 an hour puts finishing school low on most peoples list of priorities. By the time I was in a position to consider finishing school, I realized I was proud I made it without conforming to the Establishments' expectations.

I may have missed some opportunities. But I'm a truck driver by choice, not some suit wearing management type. --Diploma optional.

I have met plenty of high school graduates that have nowhere near my level of general education.

 

Forget high school. I know people with college degrees who are stupid. So what is your point exactly?

 

I agree with you there. Idk what the school system is like up where you're at Joseph but out here its a complete cro k of #### if you ask me. I quit school and got my GED. Although now days a GED/HSD is virtually useless and education isn't by any means but a HSD is now days they want college or nothing kinda ridiculous in a way if you ask me I've seen a lot of kids go to college who are dumber than a box of hammers and here I am had a 1.7gpa through out high school, spent all of 6 of the 60 required hours I needed to take my tests for my GED and turned around an tested in the top 25% of all graduates in the nation.

That being said if the O.P. only wants to truck I don't see a problem with no GED/HSD really let's face it what do you really need for an education to drive a truck?
Basic reading.
Spelling (not well but enough to get you by)
Basic math

That's really it when you look at it for an education standpoint what we learned by the 8th grade is all we really need to drive a truck. I mean when we look at it and it comes down to it there are plenty of drivers who can't even speak fricken English that drive a truck. No offense but I'd hire the OP to drive one of my trucks with no diploma over some idiot that can't speak fricken English but that's me.

 

You know that's not what I mean,lol.

 

You do realize college and university educated graduates also lie on their resumes? The amount of condescending posts on here are incredible considering none of us ended up being neurosurgeons. A piece of paper may open up a few doors but the types of jobs he'd be applying for likely wouldn't require proof unless it was a position that needed post-secondary training.