Famous and popular course VTC Bus & Dump course

When I was in Iraq, there did not exist any systematic Driver's Licence course.
They were testing by only 1 type(ordinary vehicle); even class 1, 2, and 5.
The only difference was the health requirement.(Class 1,3 drivers needed better eyesight)
That was it.

But we presented the Korean System of the drivers license examination.
T,S,Z course and Changing gear shift.
   

 

My VTC life (2) - Begin

 VTC life...

08:00 I drove 35seat or 45seat bus from my division to VTC, transporting VTC's instructors and assistants.


08:30 I picked up my students and others(bakery, computer, agricultural maintenance, automobile maintenance, heavy machine) about 200 students from outside of VTC.


09:00 I Park the bus and start my class.

My VTC life (1)

There were three sectors in the Special Vehicle Department.

1.Forklift
2.Bus & Dump
3.Trailer

10~14 students in each class.

My first Students.


Huy Kim (Left Bottom), Instructor(Center), Interpreter(Right Bottom)



 ZAYTUN is the name for The Peace and Reconstruction Division.  (It means Olive in Arabic)
    

[2005/Sep.~ ] Start of my VTC life.

Arbil people, my driving students, did not speak English.  They only speak Kurdish.

Initial communication method was...
Me -> Korean interpreter -> Iraqi interpreter -> Students.

I used to use some English words during communication but realized that I had to study hard to get closer to my students...


And After 3 days

Me(using English to converse) -> Iraqi interpreter -> Students.

As for the driving practice course, because of our usage of different languages, we underwent many dangerous situations that occurred due to misinterpretation.

So, I decided to learn Kurdish. BUT the Iraqi interpreter refused to teach me Kurdish.

But then, I realized that he was worried about losing his job, if he would be in no longer of use for translation.

Anyways, I started to study Kurdish by reading English-Kurdish Newspapers.

 

[2005/Sep.] Iraq Arbil

Iraq Arbil.... temperature 50℃


Zaytun Transportation Service 

Bulletproof Vehicles. (small & narrow driving angle)

I had been assigned to assist an instructor of a VTC (Vocational Training Center)
before departing from my country
VTC was a vital project for the Iraqi people. It was planned to help the Iraqi civilians in developing new skills for their daily survival, and it was us, the Korean Zaytun Division units, that will teach and help them master these skills.

Mission of the VTC : Provide service of future benefit to the Iraqi people for their better future life and reconstruction of their country, Iraq.

My Vehicles.(Left : Fieldsupport Vehicle - (I used it during the initial period of stay in Zaytun.)  Right : VTC Vehicle)


After our normal working hours, we occasionally night-patroled our base's perimeter

[2005/Sep.] Arrival to Kuwait

In the ship (1/4 jeeps and 3/4 dodges on Flatbeds )

We stayed at Camp Virginia of Kuwait for a week.
Moving military supplies, worth 11.5ton by cargo truck


With Mongolian Special Force soldiers.

[2005/Jul.~2005/Aug.] Training in SFTC

I volunteer to work in Iraq (Peace and Reconstruction Division) as a ZAYTUN soldier 2005.
I was training for 2 months at the Special Force Training Centre.
I went through a basic military and special qualification training.

Training for task substitute