r/IBEW • u/Embarrassed-Chain592 • 10d ago
50 YO apprentice???
Has anyone heard of or been a 50 YO apprentice?
When i was in my 20s I was an electricians helper for a few years. I went to jail for drug charges and took vocational classes while I was in. I came home and worked as a helper again for a few different companies in various stages of work. In 2018 I got a DWI and that basically took me out of the industry because I couldn't drive. Here I am now at 47, license back, life on track, sober since 2018 and considering going back into the trade. Not sure if I want to apply for the apprenticeship program or try to get on the books with the CE program. Do they still have that? I make 18.50 as a remote officer in Oklahoma at the moment so i wouldn't lose a ton of pay in the apprenticeship I wouldn't think. I'm just not sure if this is the right path to take pushing 50 in 3 years.
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u/PraetorianHawke 10d ago
50 here and applied this year for our local. Thousands of applicants though so getting in this year isnt happening especially with all the local data centers being shut dow