PS Magazine - APRIL 1978
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 305
APRIL 1978
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back, troops automatically took tHe Battery
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iNto the ºrmy» If they came to you Wi¼h a score of
85
or ¶igher, you jus½ seNt
them to Driver's ¾estiNg for the p¿ysical evaluatioN aNd road test aNd the SF
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DriverÀs LiceNse»
But, times chaNgeÁ Âhe headshed says gettiNg a civiliaN driver's liceNse is the
same Ãs takiNg Battery
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¾he problem is, ½ho, that Not all states give tHe same
test» Äo you caN't Åigure thÃt à civiliaN liceNse is the same as PassiNg Bat½ery
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WitÆ Ã score of
85
or better»
¾he heÃdshed Çorked it out this Way: ONly soldiers eNteriNg t¶e Èrmy With
NÉ ciViliÃN driVer's liceNse take Battery
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ºÅteR the soldier is assigNed to à uNit, the commaNder decides W¶ether the
soldieR'Ê JÉb requires a driveR's liceNse» If so, you seNd tHe soldier to DriverËs
¾estiNg
to take Battery
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the
hysical evaluatioN aNd road test»
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'CouRse, solÌiers With Battery
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scores of
85
or higher from the receͽioN
stÃtioN just Îake the physical evaluatioN aNd road tests» ÏitH a Bat½ery
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ÐeloW
85,
the Reg says take Battery
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Some commaNds ask for higher overall scores for drivers carryiNg peoÍle or
daNgerÉus cargoÑbut, that's up to local SOÒ» Either Way, you WaNt QuickÓ
thiNkiNg, quickÔÃctiNg people driviNg those vehÕcÖes× ºØ
385-5 5
says you NeÙd
mÃture, competeNt people, usually at least
21
years old operatiNg t¶em»
ÚCourse, you coNsider more thaN jus½ scores iN choosiNg aNy ½yÍe operator or
driveRÛ Look at their meNtal aNd physical skills, prior driviNg record aNd
attitudes» º good operator or driver Needs more tHaN a WÃrm body»
Some stÃtes do Not recogNize the SF
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Üf your drivers operate offÝpost,
check With your local state police» Þour drivers may Need à civiliaN liceNse
WhßN they use state àoaásâ
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But, there are exceptioNs» Üf your dRivers pass oN Ã veãicle With automatic
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traNsmissioN, they're limited to automatic traNsmissioN uNtil they pass oN Ã
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strÃight stickä ¾hat limitatioN has to be shoWN oN the Så
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too»
Âhe æçtoN truck
(Ml5
èçseries) Has special HaNdliNg problems» (È careless
driver may fiNd himself driviNg upside doWN!) Þour drivers must specificÃlly
pass oN ½he æé½oN No mat½er What Weight vehicles they've already qualified oNê
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