RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Camp Lejeune Marines who want to further their education and skills will have more opportunity to do that, thanks to a $200,000 grant that allows expansion of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) truck driver training program.
 
The grant is from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

The trainign program began in 2013 at Fort Bragg. More than 100 have graduated from the program as newly licensed drivers.

For the first time since the grant began, the courses also will be made available to Marines and their spouses at Camp Lejeune.

Instructors from Johnston Community College’s Truck Driver Training Division provide enhanced training that helps ensure safe highway operations.

 Each student is responsible for paying $120 in fees that includes a $15 driving permit (due after completion of the knowledge and vision tests), a $30 commercial driver license application fee and, upon successful completion of the course, $75 for a five-year North Carolina commercial driver license.