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Employee Testimonials


One in five CSX employees has served in the military.
 

Here's what some of them have to say:

John D. Gipe
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
CSX Locomotive Engineer

As a CSX employee and member of the Army National Guard, I had my usual drill weekends, required training and an occasional short stint in response to natural disasters, but prior to September 11, I had never been deployed. Today things are drastically different. I have been on active duty continuously for the last 9 years and I am not alone. There are thousands of National Guard and Reserve members who have been called to duty multiple times.

The law that protects members of the reserve says that employers must hold an employee's position or offer a comparable position when they return. That is it -- nothing more. However, CSX has supported each of the more than 500 CSX employees who have been deployed, with benefits that go far beyond what is required by law.

Why do more than is required? Because CSX knows that supporting the military and the citizen soldier means the continuing ability to pursue the American dream. It means its employees can raise their children with freedoms unmatched in the history of civilization. And it means that as a corporation, it will continue to draw military veterans - people with the skills and intangibles that make them great employees.
 
Tony Arigo
U.S. Marine Corps
Mechanical General Foreman, Martinsburg, W. Va.

Recently I was asked about my transition from the military to a civilian career with CSX. Mine was a rather seamless and pleasant transition, due to the many similarities between military and railroad life.

The biggest similarity is how the many departments and crafts work together to accomplish a common goal. The rail industry is a dynamic, around-the-clock operation just like the military. CSX, much like the military, has a large infrastructure where anyone with drive and determination has the opportunity to succeed. CSX gave me all the tools I needed to start my career, and to constantly improve myself and my career.

When I attended the military Transition Assistance Classes, the instructor told us that the average individual leaving the military would change jobs three times before finding satisfaction in a career. I have been with CSX for almost 7 years, and I have worked my way from a Machinist to a General Foreman. CSX was my first career choice out of the military and it very well may be my last.