Truck driving is the one trade that military training qualifies for. Electrician, still need apprenticeship before exam. Plumbing, ditto.
But Army guys driving trucks in the Army get trained and they are actually allowed to take the CDL while still on active duty.
It is the path to reasonably good pay, seeing sights and with zero university debt. I’ve taken to sending kids in that direction rather than college.
Getting a CDL can also help with working in heavy excavation, mining, petroleum, etc....
I’ve always told co-workers when they got their CDL’s
“It’s now nearly impossible for you to be unemployed. You may hate your job, but you will have a job.”
My son went that direction. His career has been mostly flatbeds. He likes the extra responsibility of being responsible for his load.
He currently mainly drives semi’s for a large landscape supply company and is the undisputed hero of the family. A couple years ago he was driving a dump truck full of stone. A school bus driver with a busload of kids decided that the dump truck could stop for her so she pulled out right in front of him. He decided he wasn’t killing kids that day and pulled a hard swerve. The tire track photos were kind of cool showing he was up on two wheels for about 100 feet before he rolled the truck.
He was mercifully uninjured.
It’s a great career and one that is critically important. But if you can’t speak or read english, you can’t be a trucker.