WTF?

So I got out of the army in 2013 and went into trucking. In 2017 I got mad at my previous trucking company and quit. Then decided to go back to my old job and kill people for a living. So I took my DD-214 to the army recruiters office and was in MEPS the next day signing a 3 year contract where I got to keep my previous rank and everything. Unfortunately there's no more killing in the peacetime Trump administration. So after 3 years with the non deployable Ft Lewis suicide brigades I opted to go ahead and get another DD-214 earlier this year. Of course having kept my CDL and having 3+ years prior experience, spotless driving record, one of the few army NCO's who never got a DUI , etc I figured I'd be a shoo in for any trucking job I want. Plus if I already rode with a trainer once and spent over a year starving on the road and not seeing home. Already survived that and did my time and therefore should never have go through that again. Apparently that's not the case. I guess now my experience isn't recent and apparently now counts for nothing in the eyes of the industry whose decided that I'm once again limited to pennies per mile, weeks on the road OTR after training like a brand new CDL School grad. Already been through that before and refuse to do it again. Any advice? I'm not about to go out for weeks with some big fleet "trainer" that most likely has less than 1 year of experience and watch some retard blindly follow a GPS then accept new rookie pay so some big fleet can have a cheap team for awhile and an excuse to rip off a driver. If that's the case then I'll use my remaining GI bill benefits and go train into another industry. Is there another option or should I just forget about ever renewing my CDL again? If the army will let me keep my rank after being out for over 3 years and pay me based on all of my previous years of experience why won't a trucking company?

I would keep looking. Based on your comments you have around 3-4 years driving experience out of the last 7. There should be plenty of companies that would take that.

Try a little humility.

Many of us have spent significant time in the military and yes, in combat. That doesn’t guarantee us the job (and circumstances) we want. Many have suffered more setbacks than you AND STILL succeeded.

The world owes you nothing, but offers you opportunity. Just because you don’t like the terms doesn’t mean the opportunity doesn’t exist.

However, it sounds like you weren’t happy before. Why would any company think you’d stick with them?

If I’ve read you wrong I apologize. If not, I hope this helps.

Personally you should probably try another career.

After reading this post, I truly think you need to seek professional counseling ASAP.

First off I want to say thank you to OP for your service. Many of us here are former military.

I understand your point that you should be able to jump right back in and restart vs starting over.

You are comparing private industry to government run business. No comparisson there. Also based on the posting it gives me a sense of a lack of commitment if things don’t go your way. IE you got mad at your trucking company and went back in the military. Now you don’t like the terms of the military so you are leaving again. Employeers look at those types of things closely. It costs money to get a driver up and running.

The trucking industry has many different avenues for a driver to pursue. All drivers are different with different wants, needs and desires. You just need to find the area that best suits you.

My best advice would be to look at smaller fleets and/or private fleets.

Sounds like you got a crappy attitude and quit when things don’t go your way. I had plenty of soldiers just like you. I’m sure you are a hardened “killer” gtfo Maybe the military and the trucking industry is better off without your entitled “they owe me attitude”. Get a little humility