I am seriously leaning towards being a trucker

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  1. Lucidd

    Lucidd Light Load Member

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    It seems to me that lots of people on here were in the military. That's real cool
     
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  3. ethos

    ethos Road Train Member

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    Okay, this guy doesn't know what he is talking about. Seriously the things people say....Chicken and Salsa are clearly the best MRE, lol.
     
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  4. Ridgeline

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    Because of two important things -

    one is to have a back up plan, make sure you are not living in your car because you washed out as a trucker.

    two is simply that this is going to be here for a long long time, nothing will change, hasn't yet and because this is one of the easiest jobs to get, even if you have to take a simple test and a road test to get the CDL, as it has been happening, it will always need drivers.

    Remember that just because this sounds great, you may not like it or worse yet you can't pass the test.
     
  5. Lucidd

    Lucidd Light Load Member

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    Which is why im planning to go to trade school or vo school to have a degree and back up. My even go to college just to live the "college life" but i won't go for anything serious like medicine or engineering or something. Perhaps something like criminal justice so i can always have the option to become a cop or something.
     
  6. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    To each his own, chili Mac was my favorite... Also came with an amazing chocolate chip cookie. Another horrible one-Chicken Pesto Pasta, that didn't come with a heater kit lol.
     
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  7. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    "Best MRE"....??? That's like saying "hottest tranny"....
    They all suck, some just suck less than others. I'm Guard, in engineering, and driving is my civilian job. (Horizontal MOS, stuck in a vertical unit)
    If I had to do it all over again, I would have gone active duty, and be an E7 by now.
     
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  8. Lucidd

    Lucidd Light Load Member

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    MRE's actually seem really delicious to me. I had few when i was younger but forgot what they were like
     
  9. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    Wait till you've been eating them for a week straight, and you're so constipated that every fart becomes "dangerous" lol.
     
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  10. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    In 5 years, when you're 21 years old........ Trucking may not seem like the best career for you.
     
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  11. dca

    dca Road Train Member

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    yeah, unless you locate a company with out or buy your own, you'll join the ranks of autonomous robotics, governed autonomous cars, trucks and push button automatics for public use. Civilian models will not be the same as those used by the military.

    the pay will be extraordinary.
     
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