Bigger is better…
Friends,
So there I was, standing in a motor pool, learning my new job. In case you didn’t know- a motor pool is where the military keeps all the vehicles.
On this particular day, we were going to learn how to drive the M915’s. For my civilian friends- 18-wheelers. I still remember the instructor telling us to enjoy because we would never see them again.
They were being phased out.
Discontinued.
Obsolete.
But I digress. If you have never driven an 18-wheeler, there is nothing more powerful, enchanting, or scary than getting behind one of the biggest vehicles on the road.
And the slowest.
It was like trying to tell a turtle to run. No matter how hard you stomped on the gas peddle, you were lucky to get to 15mph. Maybe they rigged the engine so we couldn’t go faster- I will never know.
If it were me, I would have. A bunch of exhausted 18 – 20-year-olds behind the wheel of a vehicle that could take out a house – 5 mph would have been too fast for me.
But the instructors had a stomach of steel and a death wish, so they climbed into the passenger seat with a prayer and a pack of lifesavers, hoping for the best.
By the time I completed my first lap, I was in heaven. I was whipping that tractor-trailer around the corners like a boss at a whooping five mph. I begged to take someone else’s spot. I slipped into the driver’s seat, hoping they wouldn’t notice.
They did.
Assholes.
Luckily, I was given another opportunity. Training went quicker than they thought it would, and we had plenty of time to take an extra lap. I was in the driver’s seat before they could say, ‘Load up.’
I will never understand why my fellow trainees would rather gossip or get in a quick nap than take the monster truck on a road trip.
Now, why would I tell this story if the Army was phasing them out?
Because that was a lie. Well, not really a lie- they were.
In the U.S.
Not in Germany…
Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.
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