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Duncanpup

(13,906 posts)
13. Awesome for your son
Fri May 12, 2023, 03:42 AM
May 2023

19 was given a go for union Electrician apprenticeship like your son with local IBEW. He decided he wants to study electrical engineering at university 18 is majoring in mathematics and probably cafeteria.

Tell your son my son in law did five year apprenticeship and he’s journeyman now it’s good job.

I applied every year to Boiler makers and Electrical union from 87-92 and then they were taking very few apprentices it was tight maybe three or four a year. So oh well 36 years so far as teamster working to keep my Gus covered healthcare until after college then maybe retire.

It’s changed my thinking since I lost my wife on retirement. As in not sure being alone around house be good idea for me after boys are gone in fact it scares me.

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