Military Veterans
Operation Victory Program - Covenant
More than ever, military veterans are looking for careers in the trucking industry. In response to veterans’ needs, we have created a program designed specifically to meet those needs and challenges, Operation Victory. Throughout our 35+ year history of hiring and training professional drivers, we have valued the additional skills, discipline, and experience military veterans bring to this industry
Advanced Individual Training (A.I.T.)
Your AIT program is an OJT program approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs and registered with the Department of Labor. This allows veterans that are Post 9/11 GI Bill to receive BAH E-5 with dependent Chattanooga, TN rate.
See the job training page for Covenant at this VA link: https://www.va.gov/education/gi-bill-comparison-tool/institution/20063942
for details.
Student – Initial Training – 145 hours / Professional Trainers Truck
You will drive 145 hours with a professional Covenant trainer across the country learning all you need to be that accomplished and safe professional driver.
Military Experience We Will Credit
At Covenant, we credit military experience no matter your MOS or AFSC, for those with honorable or general discharge in the past 7 years. For veterans with Primary Specialty 35XX, 1391, 88M, 92F, or 2T1X1 we credit 100% credit for service (one year of military experience = one year for Covenant pay).
Veterans who served in another MOS or AFSC we credit your service time at 50% (two years of military experience = one year for Covenant pay)
This credit starts once the veteran has completed their Student Initial Training and upon upgrade.
** Any veteran who has an honorable or general discharge and has been discharged in the last 7 years will start out at our top pay. Top Pay Non Per-Diem without Hazmat and Non Per-Diem with Hazmat.
