Military experience substitute for CDL school?

Hello All,

I recently got my Class A CDL and while I'm not actively looking to leave my current job I have been looking at Class A jobs just to see what's out there.

A lot of what I am seeing on these boards is that it's tough to find a job without a certificate from a truck driving school. My question is will my military experience be an acceptable alternative to that certificate? I have real experience driving tractor trailer for Uncle Sam, for those of you familiar with military vehicles I've got plenty of seat time on M1088s and M915s. My concern is that any prospective employer won't care about that and frankly in my current employment situation it doesn't make any sense for me to invest the time or money in getting the certificate for something that I don't need right now.

Thanks in advance for your answers.

 

Thank you all for your help so far, it's good to hear that a lot of places waive the driving school requirement. My CDL is my backup plan for now, but I'm glad to hear I have options.

 

Thank you all for your help.

Currently I do local delivery in a non-CDL truck and eventually would like to move into our company's tractor trailer division. While I love my job now, holding the CDL gets me prepared for an eventual transition and offers a backup plan if I find myself needing a new job.

19D- I'm not coming off active duty I'm still in the reserves now but I'm glad that your transition went well. When you were hired by your current employer did they care about your MOS at all or just that you were in the army? Reason I ask is my current employer hires a lot of reservists and retired military and; not that this is a bad thing, but I found it interesting that they don't care at all what job they held in the military, seems like they accept it all as experience for the position.

MrEd and Chinatown- My MOS is 88M; Motor Transportation Operator. I do not have a DD214 because I haven't been discharged but I'm sure a letter from my reserves unit could verify my MOS and experience for any prospective employer.