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> people could get a driving license or a truck driving license as part of the training they got For non-Europeans who might not appreciate the value, this is
by athenot 6y ago
> people could get a driving license or a truck driving license as part of the training they got
For non-Europeans who might not appreciate the value, this is roughly $1,000 in value and many hours of {written,driving} lessons.
PS: love the De Funès reference in your username!
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoCDLs in the US are similarly valuable.
- UncleEntity 6y agoUS military truck drivers (88M) doesn't give you a civilian CDL as part of the training. You can use a CDL as the training part to get a military license though -- aside from having to have a specific license for every different vehicle to be qualified to drive them but that's as simple as driving around the block to get 'signed off'. If you have a military drivers license you can drive on public streets in military vehicles but you can't use it to drive a civilian vehicle on military or public roads. (used to be an 88M and driver testing NCO)
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoIt doesn't get you a CDL but it gives you the experience needed to get a CDL with a tiny bit of book study and a truck to borrow and without incurring a bunch of debt or becoming an indentured servant to Swift of similar. Someone who's day job is dicking around in an M911 will be able to get a CDL with minimal effort compared to some rando off the street and they will likely be able to skip the "spend a few years holding a steering wheel for a dry van and get treated like crap by dispatch" part of the truck driver career progression.
- mytailorisrich 6y agoActually, De Funes himself used this sentence as a reference to "L'Anglais Sans Peine", which is a famous book to learn English, since he was teaching English to his men.