Questions for a friend

There are better ways of getting out of the military. I think your friend was just using drugs and got caught. He only has to report 1 weekend a month and 2 weeks out of each year. He's done this for 10 years. He knows how the game is played.

 

I agree! This was just a case of pure laziness! The head injury thing is probably cut and dry, as long as a Dr will sign off on it, but the drug thing is........well I hate to comment on that on to much, but it just goes to show what kind of person he was. Was being the operative word, has he grown up in the past 10 yrs, does he see now that was the wrong path to take? Only questions he can answer.

 

AGREED!

ALSO about the head thing....this is a big concern and if the doctor is smart, he will have a MRI done so that he can write off on this with a clear mind.

If something should happen out there GOD FORBID with your FRIEND driving, would not look good on the doctor at all who cleared him.

 

You're all quick to judge him over failing a piss test, but I'm sure many of you have smoked weed before too. It doesn't make you more or less of an employee, nor does it mean that he's a pothead now. It was years ago. And any military service can be not worth the consequences involved. I got myself kicked out for smokin weed on purpose to get out of a 3 year involuntary reinlistment in recruiting... and I'd do it again. I was in a go no where hell whole of a situation, and I chose myself and my family over the army, and took a route that although not the best choice was a sure fire one. That doesn't mean that I'm a dirtbag, crackhead who'll never do his job. I work harder than most and put mass amounts of emphasis on doing the job correctly, and efficiently. But because the army put drug abuse on my 214 people like you aren't smart enough to even ask, they just assume the worst.

That aside, most trucking companies wont have a problem with the failed p test after 3 years, a few say no for life. So he shouldn't have too hard of a time with that. His best chance is to see a Dr and get his head checked it doesn't sound like it's a problem...but you never know.

 

Wouldn't hitting on your boss, get you out quicker? Pun intended.

Every military guy I know loves illegal drugs, except weed, it's for "cats"

 

If you think this is tough...You'd have never made it in Nam !!! Stay out of trucks son !