Chicago land area

[Hockey33]

I'm new here and currently looking for a job at UPS in Chicago. Does anyone know which hubs/centers in the Chicago land area have a progression from PT handler to FT driver under a 2 yr wait? I want to be a driver but also know I have to get my foot in the door as a PT handler. I recently got out of the Military. I think I can use my gi bill once I become FT but I'm not completely sure.

 

[MyTripisCut]

@bleedinbrown58

 

[burrheadd]

I'm new here and currently looking for a job at UPS in Chicago. Does anyone know which hubs/centers in the Chicago land area have a progression from PT handler to FT driver under a 2 yr wait? I want to be a driver but also know I have to get my foot in the door as a PT handler. I recently got out of the Military. I think I can use my gi bill once I become FT but I'm not completely sure.

What are you going to use your GI bill for once you become full time?

 

[trickpony1]

I recently got out of the Military.

I've suggested this before.
If there are any military bases or government agencies in your area put in an application and use your Veterans preference points.

People seem to get caught up in the sparkle, glow and shiny brown trucks and want to make it their life's dream...which is sad.

I wouldn't wait long to do this.

 

[Hockey33]

What are you going to use your GI bill for once you become full time?

I think theres a ups program called Registered Apprenticeship. I would use my gi bill for ups and I would get paid by ups and receive a monthly housing allowance from the VA. Does anyone know how difficult it is to get into that program? Thanks

 

[Operational needs]

I think theres a ups program called Registered Apprenticeship. I would use my gi bill for ups and I would get paid by ups and receive a monthly housing allowance from the VA. Does anyone know how difficult it is to get into that program? Thanks

USMAP, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor

Home | UPS Veteran Careers Gateway

This says UPS is a part of the program.

 

[trickpony1]

This says UPS is a part of the program.

This is all well and good but...
Is the real reason because UPS can't get any current employees to advance within the company?

 

[Operational needs]

This is all well and good but...
Is the real reason because UPS can't get any current employees to advance within the company?

Probably. Lol.

 

[silenze]

I wouldn't do part time. Im sure there are full time off the street jobs. Also if you drove trucks in the military they have programs for you to get a cdl class a

 

[Nike]

Dude go Federal, so many gravy federal jobs out there, hell if you got the right military exp go to one of those private security companies that pay 100k a year.

 

[Hockey33]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have a ts clearance but my military job does not transfer to the civilian world and it has no federal job either. It's a one of a kind job in aviation. I also have no driving experience except driving my own car.

 

[trickpony1]

...then apply at the FAA.

I would think a TS clearance would be a plus with the FBI, CIA or Secret Service.

 

[trickpony1]

I have a friend who was a crew chief on a B-25 during the Cold War and Cuban missile crisis.

He retired a GS 15 from the FAA.

$$$$$

 

[BootsOnTarmac]

Go for TSA / Homeland Security. You might even carry a gun!

 

[Wally]

Go for TSA / Homeland Security. You might even carry a gun!

In Chicago, no one needs a gun. No shooting there? Never in the news anyway?

 

[silenze]

If you are under 30 yrs old you can apply to be an air traffic controller

 

[oldngray]

In Chicago, no one needs a gun. No shooting there? Never in the news anyway?

Guns are illegal there. Why would you need one?

 

[Wally]

Guns are illegal there. Why would you need one?

Must be utopia there with no guns?

 

[Nike]

I can't fathom why someone would go ups if they had military exp, and a secret clearance. So many jobs pay at the fed what top drivers here get, plus the jobs there are somewhat more fulfilling and maybe less physical.

 

[barnyard]

Way, way, way easier to get a job as a COB at a base. Better pay, easier on your body all of that. If you do not live near a base, get to googling and figure out which bases are hiring in areas of the country where you want to live.