August 31, 2018
Changing Careers Later In Life: A UA VIP Success Story
At 37 years old, Antoine Basden considers himself blessed to be a third-year pipefitter/welder apprentice with Local 286 in...
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August 31, 2018
At 37 years old, Antoine Basden considers himself blessed to be a third-year pipefitter/welder apprentice with Local 286 in...
August 24, 2018
For Kevin Pidcock, the fact that he already had an Automotive Technology Associate Degree made automotive technology seem like...
August 7, 2018
When Eric Ratliff joined the Navy, it was to go out and "see the world." Before, he had been working in a grocery store right out...
August 6, 2018
Jason Hoel had been in the Army for eight years, stationed at Fort Campbell, KY, when he first heard about the VIP Welding...
August 2, 2018
Melissa Martinez grew up in a small town outside of San Diego, CA. When she graduted from high school, she knew she didn’t want...
August 1, 2018
“I had no idea what I was going to do when I left the Army. I was probably going to be an airplane mechanic, but then I saw an...
July 27, 2018
Patrick Schmitz graduated from the Camp Pendleton VIP Welding program in 2015. In the Marine Corps, he worked as a helicopter...
July 13, 2018
When Scott Williamson joined the Army, his initial career path was to stay in for life. He had left at one time, attended...
June 5, 2018
"I graduated from the Fort Carson VIP Welding Program that’s run out of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 58 in Colorado Springs, CO.
June 1, 2018
Kyle McCulley is a fourth-year apprentice who graduated from the VIP Welding Program at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).
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Pipefitters Local 455, St. Paul, MN, Apprentice David Adams (VIP graduate, Wisconsin Welding Class 2) is pictured on the job working for Pioneer Piping, Incorporated (PPI) at the Flint Hills Refinery in MN.
Camp Pendleton VIP Graduate turned out as Journeyman and makes a life in Butte, MT, with Local 41.
Orry graduated on April 9, 2015 and affiliated with UA Local 455, St. Paul, MN.
Sgt. Jerry Heneha, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery, puts together a valve system in preparation for his final week of the United Association's Veterans in Piping program at the Industrial Training Complex Photo Credit: Ms. Marie Berberea (TRADOC)
Fort Sill's inaugural Sprinkler Fitter class began on 2 March 2015.
SFC Michael Olsen and 1SG William Davidson presented their instructors Louis Purcella and Micah Tyler with a momentum from the class.
SGT Howard Nash is headed to Harrisburg, PA, to affiliate with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520.
Gail Pilecki was so proud of her son, SGT Jeremy Pilecki, on graduation day. SGT Pilecki will make his home in Houston, affiliating with Pipefitters Local 211.
1SG William Davidson gave the graduate testimonial. He will remain with his family in Waco, TX, affiliating with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 529 in Waco, TX.
SFC Michael Olsen and his wife, Amanda, will remain in the area, affiliating with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 529 in Waco, TX.
Alysa and SPC Chad Eberle will be heading to San Antonio, TX, with Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 142.
SGT Lawrence Beller, his wife, Brittney, and daughter, Nahla, will be making Houston, TX, their home, affiliating with Pipefitters Local 211.
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