NEWS AND HAPPENINGS WITH VIP

Take a look at some of the newsworthy items for the VIP program.

U.S. Army Infantryman sees UA VIP opportunity as ‘golden’

As an Infantryman in the U.S. Army, Jason Denison was concerned about how his skills might translate into the civilian sector.

Read More

JBLM Graduates Welding Class 12 and HVAC-R Class 11

The United Association Veterans in Piping Program proudly announces the graduation of its VIP Program Joint Base Lewis-McChord...

Read More

JBLM Welding Class 12 learns basic pipefitting techniques

Members of JBLM Welding Class 12 are starting on a class project to simulate position welding in the field.

Seven weeks into the...

Read More

JBLM member calls VIP Program a ‘Great opportunity’

Jeremy Patterson believes the United Association Veterans in Piping Program provides him and his fellow transitioning military...

Read More

VIP Graduate Ryan Hector Featured in St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ryan Hector, a 2013 UA VIP graduate from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, served in the United States military for four years,...

Read More

JBLM Graduates Two Classes

Members of the welding and HVACR classes at Joint Base Lewis-McChord graduated in mid-February.

Welding Class 11 graduated 10...

Read More

The ‘Who, What, Where, When, Why and How’ of the UA VIP Program

The United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program is an award-winning program that offers high quality skills training...

Read More

UA VIP Graduate Shares His Story at Helmets to Hardhats Luncheon

Akini Celestine, a graduate of the United Associations (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program and a member of UA Local 1 in New...

Read More

Catching up with UA VIP Graduate Akini Celestine

After three and a half years of active duty with the United States Army, including a twelve-month deployment to Afghanistan to...

Read More

UA VIP Graduate Todd Secor

Veteran unemployment numbers are consistently higher than that of the general population. It’s a disappointing thought; after...

Read More