Will be spending tonight (and every night) at home in my own bed eating home-cooked meals while ACTUALLY being 'my own boss'..what will you be doing 'Leased To?' Sucking up to a DM for a load?! Carry on with your illusion & check back with me in 5 years... Forgot to thk you for your previous post: A Viet Nam era Vet....
And my Thanks extends to you also, I don't care what disagreements I have with someone. You still served, You still Protected us. And I'm thankful for that. Nam vets did not get the welcome home they should of, they had alot of crap happen to them over there and we turned our back on them. Here is hoping we learn from our mistakes. Again, Thanks for making sure My Family and my self have a safe place to call our own. Your still Gramps. Just sayin.
Fajo, thanks for the encouragement. I don't get out to Olive Branch in the hotel until this Saturday. I start my orientation on Monday. I guess that is the class that is ahead of us. I really like hearing the good and bad on the forums because it makes it more realistic rather than a "mirage" that is nowhere near perfect. Puts things in to perspective on what to expect. Don't have to worry, the horror stories just make me want to get in there and prove people wrong, lol. I like to have a challenge and strive to overcome BS (as how I climbed the ranks in the Army!) and plan on doing that here. Thanks for the service recognition, and OverDrive, I too want to thank you for your service. You guys paved the road for us snotty nosed youngin's, both here in life and in the Army!
Thks, and you'll do fine in the transportation industry as they value vets who are easier to manage and more reliable, as well as have a rare thing like 'common sense' which cant be taught but must be learned thru experience and modeling by others. Besides my 4 yrs reg service I had a 'lifer' Dad who worked his way up thru the ranks also from enlisted Army Air Corp to CWO4 and raised me as 'one of the troops.' Treat your training as just 'boot camp' being at the bottom of the food chain (humbling yourself from your previous higher rank) and try to get a 'seasoned' trainer---I bailed on my 1st 'young kid' trainer (while team driving) after one week but succeeded with an older 62 yo/35 yr experienced driver who I learned the most from by 'watching him and picking his brain.' You'll also find & be drawn to other vets while hanging around truck stop lounges who are used to meeting new ppl and therefore more open & talkative, a natural comradery rare in civilian life. Good luck. OD And, the saying that I grew up with being around the military was : "The troops arent happy unless they're complaining."
Well things are looking like they are all in order. I have my bus confirmation, clothes are washing, paper work all together and I am ready to rock. Just have to wait for Saturday to get here and I will be on my way to a start in my new career. Thanks for all the tips, trick and support to all those truckers out there that actually give advice, both here and on YouTube!
Aye, GL to you. I'm finishing up a reset here in the Olive Branch yard then off to Delhi, LA. To pick up a load going to Taber, AB (Canada) Good 2200 mile trip with plenty of time left in the week for another one. You be safe, And remember it is what you make of it. =D
Only 1 more day till departure to Memphis. Can't wait to get this ball on the way since the last time I was about to leave for training I had to be rushed into surgery.. Sure hope training flies by and that we don't spend to much time waiting on trainers to be available.
Yeah man, I hear you. from what I was gathering so far, there is about a 1 week wait on trainers at the moment.
