Originally Posted by
deftone
Posting this for a buddy who doesnt have an account here.
He is a student at a Pt 141 school that has been closed since this all began. He had just finished commercial and was about to get started on CFI. The school returns to work in two weeks, however during the down time he applied for, and was awarded a grant to get his CDL. It would mean taking around a month extra time off before going back to his CFI class (the school has already told students that more time off due to the crisis is ok).
I think its a no brainer to take the free CDL, you never know when it might come in useful, but he is worried about losing a 4-6 weeks of the race to 1500. What say the people of APC?
Edit - the training grant is from the state, no ties to an employer etc.
Get his CDL. There is no more race to 1500, that won't get you a job at the Regionals anymore. And it won't until the Majors start hiring again sometime later this decade. CDL is nice to have because it is a quick job you can get and most people won't mind if you will only be around for a year or two during a furlough since that industry has a high turnover any way.