February 24, 2021
VIP instructors prepare graduates for life after service
Army Sergeant Adam Proffit learned a lot from the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, and now as a UA...
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February 24, 2021
Army Sergeant Adam Proffit learned a lot from the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program, and now as a UA...
January 26, 2021
While some veterans struggle to connect the skills they acquired in the armed forces to a civilian career, one United...
January 22, 2021
A current student in the United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Program believes he will have an abundance of work for...
January 20, 2021
Former Army Specialist and United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) graduate Zachary Botnick believes the UA VIP Program...
November 3, 2020
The allure of quality wages and great benefits peaked the interest of former U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant John Coe when he was...
October 26, 2020
The United Association Veterans in Piping Program recently announced the graduation of Welding Class 20 and HVAC-R Class 19 at...
December 26, 2019
United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) Fort Carson Welding Class 11 graduate and Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Welch...
October 23, 2019
The United Association Veterans in Piping Welding Class 15 has begun at Fort Hood.
October 3, 2019
For some transitioning active-duty military service members, leaving the comradery of the armed forces is part of the...
August 1, 2019
The United Association (UA) Veterans in Piping (VIP) Program celebrated five years of service at Camp Lejeune in addition to...
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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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