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The United Association Veterans In Piping Program is proud of VIP Graduate Sam Phipps and his accomplishments as a UA Brother.

Halfway through the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, students in Joint Base Lewis-McChord Welding Class 17 are exceeding the expectations of their instructors.

The United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program recently celebrated the graduation of their Fort Hood Welding Class 13 program.

In late March, the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program honored the recent graduation of nine active-duty transitioning military service members with a celebratory event at Fort Carson.

Jay Peterson graduated from high school and tried to go to college but said that college just wasn’t for him. After four years in the military, he thought about staying in but then stumbled upon the United Association VIP HVAC-R service technician program held on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Aquilino Lucero said that he knew from the time he was in the fifth grade that he would serve his country. He heard about the United Association VIP Welding program at Fort Hood from a friend who was transitioning out and researched it. He then applied for the program and was fortunate to get in.

Parker learned about the United Association Veterans in Piping Program while taking college courses at the education center located at Fort Hood, where he found information about the free 18-week accelerated welding program and decided to look further into the opportunity.

The United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program celebrated the recent graduation of 16 active-duty transitioning military service members with an open house event at Camp Lejeune.

When it was time to transition out of the military, Alex Hall knew he wanted to return to civilian life where he could have a lifelong career that provides financial stability and the United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program afforded him that opportunity.

Samantha “Sam” Metcalf was a Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) military police officer for five years, and when the time came to transition out of the military, her main goal was to be able to find a viable career. She wanted something intricate, so she went with the United Association VIP program.