Posted on Sep 21, 2020
Can a Soldier with a CDL-A, who works for a transportation company (e.g. SWIFT, Schneider), have their license converted to military license?
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I've looked into AR 600-55, Drivers Qualification. I'm looking to see if a Soldier who has a CDL-A and works for a company, (i.e. SWIFT, Schneider) can have their civilian drivers license converted to military license. As a CDL driver they work under the DoT umbrella, but maybe there is something I'm missing.
I know there are programs for Soldiers with military driving experience to obtain their CDL, but is there something for the reverse? Is this something a Commander can assumes risk for?
Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated.
Have a great day all.
I know there are programs for Soldiers with military driving experience to obtain their CDL, but is there something for the reverse? Is this something a Commander can assumes risk for?
Any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated.
Have a great day all.
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Depends on the Unit, in the Guard the responsibility for adding things could be the Unit Commander, BMO/BMT/BMS, or some other designated person. If you demonstrate the skill, should not be an issue.
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CW3 Kevin Storm
My issue was always the opposite, soldiers who did not have a civilian license. I would not give them anything. If you didn't have a license, don't waste my time thinking you are going to use government property to learn on. My BN XO & BN CDR had no issues with me writing that into the SOP for non drivers. Too many lives at risk.
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a couple of years ago, I did this. I don't work for a company like SWIFT, etc, but I do have a CDL-A through my job since, occasionally I do have to move equipment short distances for testing. All I had to do was go to the Transportation office on the nearest army post and take a test.
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LTC (Join to see)
1SG (Join to see) - be careful what you wish for though. I'm the only guy with a military license to drive big vehicles so any time they need anything moved guess who they call? "Hey, this FMTV just showed up down at the railhead and we need a driver to move it over to the highbay at CCDC. Do you think you could help us out?" I get nearly a dozen of those a month. Apparently it's cheaper for them to fund me for an hour or so to drive a truck a few miles than to hire a trans company to deliver it via flatbed.
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Could that be something like a "Direct Duty Assignment?" When I joined up, there were a couple guys who went from boot camp to duty assignments with A1C rank because they were already trained. Civilian to Military transfer shouldn't be a problem. I'll get back to you after some research.
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