My plan to take over the world
#12
11-17-2006, 10:54 AM
AC Ranger,
I have 17 1/2 years in the Army and I am currently taking online courses with Axia College which is part of the University of Phoenix. At 38 years old I did not think I would be going back to college, but like others have said, it will open doors. Like you, I want to get back to driving and get my own truck. However, I want to be able to be smart about what I do. I started out to get my degree in information technology, but I am thinking about changing it to business management in order to be better prepared to start and run my own business. It sounds like you have a lot of motivation and ambition. Be smart about it and never think you have it all figured out. Best of luck!!
#13
11-17-2006, 10:59 AM
Never hurts to get that degree. I retired from the Air Force but made sure i used the benefits they provided to get my degree. Even if you never use it to obtain a job, you will always have it.
#14
11-18-2006, 12:22 AM
Originally Posted by rank
ONCE AGAIN, SOLO PROVIDES SOUND ADVICE.
Can't lose money eh? Today's jokes: 1) 48,000 lbs of lumber to be tarped and moved "466 miles". Paying $650. I showed 540 miles. 2) 28,000 lbs of machinery. Broker showed 330 miles (by airplaine I guess :roll: ). Paid $500. I showed 500 miles. EXAMPLE 2: 500 miles x $.35/mile = $175 fuel Tolls = $100 Meals = $40 S/total = $315 - 500 = $185 left. Yep, it's a piece of cake. :wink: I guess that's why God created the trucker's road atlas, with all the mile markers indicated therein. If you're hauling freight 500 miles and only getting paid for two-thirds of that, you have no one to blame but yourself. -- c t
#15
11-18-2006, 06:56 AM
I don't regret going to college. Girls, beers, tailgating at college football games, and playing "bags".
It was so much fun I quit after summer and went back. I joined a fraternity later in my 6and 1/2 year college escapade  and the rest explains itself
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#16
11-18-2006, 02:43 PM
If you're hauling freight 500 miles and only getting paid for two-thirds of that, you have no one to blame but yourself.
#17
11-18-2006, 03:28 PM
I went 8 years
days, nights whatever The counselor asked me what my major was I said "I don't know" He said you are a history major "No kiddin" I grad i ated And bought a truck been truckin ever since
#20
11-19-2006, 10:49 PM
Originally Posted by shahan
How much does being in the army pay?
I had 23k on my w2 last year. I did a combat tour this year so it will be a little higher, maybe 25-26k. The upside is room and board is paid for so I didn't have rent or a mortgage to pay. Of course, I also live in a room. Not an apartment, not a house. A room. The army isn't a bad gig. It's just time for me to move on.
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