Job History- Retired

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  1. Nov 14, 2020 #1
    BIGOtrucking

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    When my future employer does a background check on me, they will find that I was in the Navy from 1996-2000 then the NYPD 2000-2017, then I retired from the NYPD in 2017. I have not been employed since 2017, but have been recieving a pension monthly.
    Do they consider retirement a gap in employment?
     
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  3. Nov 14, 2020 #2
    truckdriver31

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    so why start driving
     
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    Chinatown

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    Retirement is not a gap in employment.
    List that time as "retired", not "unemployed."
     
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    Ha ha ha..good question. Combination of two things: It is something I always wanted to do and rumor mill at wife's job churning out talks of layoffs. She makes the big bucks, so I may have to step up if she gets laid off. Avg starting trucker pay combined with my pension, and I'll almost make what she does.
     
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    BIGOtrucking

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    Thanks for the tip. I will do that - was just afraid since I am not technicly employed, yet technicly not unemployed, I was wondering where I fit. But then again, I am not the first retired guy ever to become a truck driver so I know it is possible.
    Thanks for the reply and the tip!!
     
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    Moose1958

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    If the rules are followed correctly, a carrier wants you to account for the time. Not what you were doing. You could have spent the last 5 years chasing skirts in the South of France as-far as the FMCSA cares. They just want that time accounted for.
     
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    Saltyoldone

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    I retired NOV2018 and didn’t start driving until MAR2019. Every employer, loan and mortgage company I’ve applied to and worked for would not except military retirement as a job over those 4 months. I just claimed I was a homemaker/stay at home dad and that seemed to appease everyone.
     
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    truckdriver31

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    tell her the other rumor is she needs to find another big buck job
     
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    AModelCat

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    Sorry for going off topic but why's it any concern of the FMCSA as to what your employment history is like?
     
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    ZVar

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    The background check is mostly for drug usage, with a minor in safety history. Makes it harder to hide a hot piss test. With the drug database and insurance companies it's not really needed anymore.
     
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