December 15, 2021
UA VIP Program featured on News Channel 2 in Nashville
The UA VIP Program made the news in Tennessee!
Take a look at some of the newsworthy items for the VIP program.
December 15, 2021
The UA VIP Program made the news in Tennessee!
December 1, 2021
Midway through Welding Class 21 at Fort Carson, Army Specialist Curtez Edwards is enjoying the program. The United Association...
November 30, 2021
Steve Miller climbed to the rank of Sergeant before deciding to transition out of the U.S Army in 2017 and return to civilian...
November 30, 2021
Eleven men graduated from Welding Class 19 at Camp LeJeune in the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, and...
November 30, 2021
Midway through Welding Class 21 at Fort Carson, Army Specialist Curtez Edwards is enjoying the program. The United Association...
November 26, 2021
For the 13 graduates of the Welding Class 21 at Fort Carson, the change from military life to the civilian world is made simpler...
November 22, 2021
United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program Administrator and ITF Training Specialist Mike Hazard appeared on the...
November 17, 2021
Before they started, some members of Fort Campbell Welding Class 17 had never held a welding torch. Yet in just 18 weeks, they...
November 17, 2021
It’s hard to learn to weld over Zoom.
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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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We’re sure you have lots of questions about the VIP Program. A lot of these questions can be answered in our FAQ area. Click the button below to learn more.
faqTake a look at everything the VIP program is doing for our returning veterans — through videos and photos.
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