Corporal_Clegg,
Are you working for Stevens? I've been in contact with the recruiter and she asked me how soon would I be ready to start the academy. I told her I may need knee surgery first and wouldn't have an idea until my appointment next week at the VA Hospital. My left patella is shot and I had a knee joint replacement 10 years ago. The surgical nurse indicated it may take a couple of months to set up the surgery and up to six months recovery. WTF, I can't wait that long to start the academy and I just may put the surgery off for a couple of years. I need to get back to work before my unemployment runs out.
Anyway, Stevens like any other company, is in business to make money. A unit sitting in the yard is not making any money but they still have to pay the fixed cost on that unit running or not. When running, (in theory) the income pays the fixed costs as well as the variable costs, i.e. fuel, wear and tear, driver pay, ect.
So, I will pay my dues, work like hell for one or two years then go to work for a local company and be home every weekend. In fact, one of the local companies told me to come back when I have one year experience. I know that insurance requirements dictate that. I've seen some companies that require 6 months experience, some at 1 year, and others at 2 years. My guess is that the more experience their drivers have, the lower their premiums and if they are a good company, as they can pass some of the savings down with higher compensation to the employees. Sounds good in theory anyway.
Insha'Allah
Doc
future stevens driver
Discussion in 'Stevens' started by milhouse3254, Mar 17, 2011.
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I'm glad you "went with another company." You should probably keep your thoughts to yourself, though. With that kind of attitude, you aren't going to make many friends with vets, I can tell you that. Comparing a paying job with military service in a war zone is, well, just plain stupid.
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Of course we could give him yet another alternative. He could work 12-16 hour days 7 days a week and get home every six months for two weeks working in 135+ temps with wind, sand and constant smog off 5 refineries when the wind isn't coming off the desert. Then there are those checkpoint trying to get on the camps. Sometimes the wait there can be 2+ hours. He wouldn't have to worry about snipers or IEDs anyway. Oh yea, almost forgot, a 12 year old boy was on the roof of his family home with a sniper rifle shooting people. His dad said he was just being a good Kuwaiti boy staying prepared for the next invasion, sheesh.
But in all seriousness, small sacrifice to pay compared to what our men and women in uniform are expected to do when they get down-range and the sacrifices they make.
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Denalidad, you must be referring to the little party we had in the 60's and 70's, heh?
58,000 KIA which averaged out 100 a day for 10 years or 200 a day for 5 years.
No brainer there when you do the math.
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must be that NEW math !!!!!!!!!!!
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I was one of those, um, 'special' Navy guys whose job was taking gentle boat rides in the middle of the night to some tiny little bend in a river somewhere, then go look for, well, somebody.
I didn't have to deal with 130 degree temps like my son in Afghanistan now, but he doesn't have to deal with punji stakes, claymores, and those blasted sampans. Or leeches in your boots. Yuk.
But all wars are different. My Dad's war was different from mine, which is different from my son's. I wonder if the chain will ever be broken when a father and son don't have "their own" war. -
If you are considering taking CDL training with Stevens or any non-Michigan school, here's a very detailed answer from the Michigan SOS about transferring your CDL to Michigan:
"As long as you have taken the road skills test and received your full Texas CDL and it is not a CDL permit, you will not need to take any written tests when you return to Michigan. You will take the proof of this into your local Secretary of State branch office to obtain your full Michigan CDL license. If they had only issued you the permit, you would need to take the CDL written tests, obtain a permit and then take a road test.This is very good news for me.
If you plan on adding more endorsements to your CDL license than what were issued in Texas, you will need to test for those endorsements. You do not need to take a standard driver license test since your license will not have been expired anywhere in the United States for more than four years.
You will need to bring ... identification ... since they are making you surrender your Michigan Driver License and issuing a Texas License."
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What is Required to Convert My Out-of-State CDL to a Michigan CDL?
When moving to Michigan from another state, you must apply for a Michigan CDL to operate commercial vehicles. To obtain a Michigan CDL, you must visit a Secretary of State branch office and:
* Surrender your out-of-state CDL.
* Complete a computer check of your eligibility status through national and state records. If your driving privilege is suspended, revoked, denied or cancelled for any reason in any other state, you cannot receive your Michigan CDL until the out-of-state licensing issue(s) are resolved. The driving record check must be completed by the branch office before your CDL can be issued.
* Pass the vision test.
* Take and pass the appropriate Michigan CDL written tests if you are upgrading your group designator, addingendorsements or removing an air brake restriction. To keep your H-Hazardous Materials endorsement, you must always take and pass the Hazmat written test. Otherwise, written tests are not required if you are not upgrading your CDL.
* Take and pass the Michigan CDL skills test if you are upgrading your group designator, adding the PPassenger endorsement or removing a CDL limitation such as the air brake restriction. If a CDL skills test is
required, you must wait until you receive your photo Michigan base license (operator or chauffeur) to take the
test. Your Michigan photo driver license must be presented to the third party driver skills test organization before your CDL skills test can be administered. Generally, your regular driver license (operator or chauffeur) will be mailed to you within ten (10) days.
* Receive your Michigan CDL upon proper and successful completion of any necessary CDL tests and payment of fees.
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