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Are you interested in becoming a Volunteer Transportation Network Driver to help our Nation's finest get to their appointments? 1)  Complete the health prescreening checklist and if you

have any disqualifying conditions, contact us. 2)  Complete a voluntary application, save it to your local computer and email it and your prescreening checklist to us, or mail, or deliver

in person. 3)  CALL US at 803-776-4000 x56780 to schedule your physical. We will confirm we have your application and prescreen checklist, so please make sure you’ve sent that in first. 4) 

Please complete the Volunteer Driver training. Links are below. We only need the first page (Driver Training Certification form) printed and signed, then returned to us by scan, or regular

mail. Thanks for your continued service to our Veterans. •Driver Training Certification •Fleet Card Training •Driver Safety Training •DAV Handbook  5)  If you need a copy of your SC driving

record, please visit the link below. South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles - Obtain your Certified Driver Record  The 3-year unofficial copy you can get online is fine (save yourself a

trip to the DMV!). 6)  When your have a scheduled physical, please open the online general volunteer orientation in PDF format. At the end of the orientation, you will find a link to the

assessment and completion certificates. Please complete both and bring them with you to your appointment at the Columbia VA Medical Center. •THINGS TO BRING TO YOUR APPOINTMENT: •Two forms

of ID (driver’s license and social security card are ideal – for all ID options, call us.) •The completed general orientation certificate and assessment in step 6. •Insurance card and

driver’s license. •Your driver training certification in step 4. •Driving record in step 5. At your appointment, we’ll also initiate your background check and TB test (two more short forms

we’ll provide here.) While the interview is short, the fingerprint, physical exam, and TB test processes can take about two hours – please plan your visit accordingly. NOTE - Volunteers must

have NO known HISTORY or DIAGNOSIS of the following medical conditions: EPILEPSY (seizure disorder), SYNCOPE (blacking or passing out within the last 1 year), HEART ATTACK (within the last

1 year), VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS (excluding random premature ventricular contractions), IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD), COMPLETE HEART BLOCK, USE OF CONTAINERIZED OXYGEN,

STROKE and ACTIVE TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACKS (TIA’S), MENIERS DISEASE (active inner ear disease causing a balance disorder), and INTRA-ATRIAL CONDUCTION DELAY (IACD). These are considered

absolute disqualifiers for volunteer drivers.