Guard And Reserves
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There are several companies out there that will be willing to work with you for your reserve time. I know that there are a few drivers over at Knight that are in the reserves and the company supports them and makes sure they have the time off to serve. I went through their school with a guy that was in the guard after coming off of active duty and they scheduled him home so that he could serve his reserve time. You would want to verify everything before deciding which company you decide to go with though.
The hard part about being in the reserves is your 1 weekend a month reserve time. The two weeks or so in the summer wouldn't be a problem...but those weekends...that may be hard. So you will need to find a company that will work with you for sure...
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Cortaro, thank you! Starcar, I agree. I can see the pain in the butt it would be trying to finish up a load and trying to make it to weekend drill on time, not to mention going right back on the road without home time...hmmm...really want to do this but my gut says wait a few years, retire active duty and then hit the road.
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Any drivers out there serve in the Guard or Reserve? I'm thinking of coming off active duty but still want to serve and not allow 13 years towards retirement go to waste. Any experience with this positive or negative?
Other than that I have been calling around to companies trying to get an idea of what it will be like...A lot of uncertainty and a huge transition coming out of the Air Force, but I'm ready for something else.
My biggest fear is my family. I know they can handle the OTR trucking life for awhile,as unofficially that appears to be the only way into the industry, but my goal will be to get a job that gets me home on the weekends after I get some experience under my belt.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.