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HELP - attended swift training academy, failed my 90

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by dreadheadtrucka48, Oct 2, 2014.

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  1. Oct 2, 2014 #1
    dreadheadtrucka48

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    Hello everyone I attended swift training academy in Millington Tn, I failed my 90 and was told I would have to pay 750 to return. but I was wondering could I finish my training else where then go back to swift and also if I did that would swift pay for me to finish my training somewhere else as long as I went back and worked for them?
     
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  3. Oct 2, 2014 #2
    Dryver

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    Why not finish at Swift? Finishing your training elsewhere won't be free.
     
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  4. Oct 2, 2014 #3
    chris886

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    No swift will not pay to train you somewhere else, why would they? And if you went elseware for training you would most likely have to start over at the bbeginning, what you did at one school is irrevelant at another school. Its not like college where you can transfer credits. If you like swift, pay the money, finish training, and work for them. If you do not like swift, leave and retrain and work else ware.
     
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  5. Oct 2, 2014 #4
    AZS

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    ah man, here it comes
     
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  7. Oct 2, 2014 #5
    Eckoh

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    the 750 is basically a payment on the 3900 you already owe...
     
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    Tolan

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    Just tell them you dont have the money even if you do. Its just some crap they try to pull. I went to swift school and had a few people in the classes say the same thing. Told them that they really wanted to work for swift but obviously dont have the money. And they didnt pay a dime untill they started driving.
     
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  9. Oct 2, 2014 #7
    Allow Me.

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    When you say you failed your 90, do you mean the 90 degree backing ? And if so, are you telling us they won't let you get some more practice in until you pass it ? And is Swift doing the 3rd party testing like they used to ?
     
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  10. Oct 2, 2014 #8
    generallee

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    Yeah I'm curious too. Isn't that what you pay for? To learn and practice? I don't get it.
     
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  11. Oct 2, 2014 #9
    Eckoh

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    if its like the swift academy i an in he has nearly 2 full weeks of practicing that back before he was tested on it.
     
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  12. Oct 2, 2014 #10
    Sik_Life

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    Yea a little more clarification needed.
     
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