If you were in the Marine Corps......

I love your icon, whatever happened to Looney Tunes being on all the time?

As far as the CDL school, I'm going back and forth on that one, it seems like there are a lot of posts from people going that route and then not being able to get hired because of lack of experience. I am sure some of it is lack of looking or presenting theirselves correctly. Anyway, I've still got two weeks to make a choice.

Thanks, I do appreciate the advice always!

I learned years ago that if someone is willing to tell you something from their experiences listen and learn. Why be hard headed and have to learn it on your own?

chiefs83

 

Whichever route I go I believe will work out, it's just the suck part of when you do make a change having to prove yourself all over again, but then on the other hand it is a new challenge. I don't think I will have any problem with the driving part after getting to drive around all of the Honcho's in Okinawa and all of the little kids that would be sent out in front of our convoy's in Korea, not to mention getting to learn how to drive on the wrong side of the street on the wrong side of the car.

I think the most interesting thing was when I was in Australia off-loading a mothballed regiment of vehicles off of two ships, and then re-loading them. That was back then a two or two and a half day job.

87 since you've been in the stumps, you might not reckognize it now, base has grown a lot also, supposed to be 15,000 marines being relocated to here and Pendleton in the next couple of years.

Thanks,

chiefs83

 

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I never heard it that way before but it makes sense about being introduced to youself. I guess it really is a course in self confidence, pride in what you do and a desire to succeed at all things.

Thanks,

chiefs83

 

I was thinking about this last night, but forgot to say anything. You didn't by chance grow up in Missouri. The only other person I knew of that went by LilBit and spelled the same way lived down the street from me. Unique name.

As for serving, I was lucky compared to the guys that were in before me and the guys that are in now. They have all had to commit more to their contract for all of us and I salute them also. Of course I was ready if anything did come up, for me it didn't though. Still, there is strength in numbers.

Actually, looking at your post I see your age as 40, which is just about the age I think the LilBit I know would be now.

Thanks, and write when you can,

chiefs83

 

Always good to hear from former Marines. Wow, for some reason I forget about BootCamp, all of those bends and thrusts wherever and whenever for whatever reason or whoever's screw-up. And of course all of the time on the parade deck. They did teach us that, "Adapt and Overcome".

3/10 lima, by your trucking years, was that an artillary battery?

I was in 4/11 in the stumps and 3/12 in Oki.

Thanks,

chiefs83