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title: UA VIP helps service members begin a career in the pipe trades
description: UA VIP discusses the benefits of service members begin a career in the pipe trades on AWF Union Podcast.
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# [UA VIP helps service members begin a career in the pipe trades](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/ua-vip-helps-service-members-begin-a-career-in-the-pipe-trades)

 Written by [awfblog](https://awf.labortools.com/listen/author/awfblog) | November 11, 2022

[United Association Veterans in Piping (UA VIP)](https://www.uavip.org/) Program Administrator and Training Specialist Mike Hazard joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed how the UA VIP program helps provide transitioning active-duty service members with the foundations to begin a career in the piping industry. 

Hazard appeared as part of AWF’s celebration of Veterans Day.

Founded in 2008, the UA VIP program has helped over 2,900 veterans land good-paying careers with UA signatory contractors. It provides transitioning active-duty service members with 18-weeks of training to prepare them to work in the pipes trades in a guaranteed job after they leave the  military. 

However, the program does not offer charity, Hazard cautioned. Students are expected to learn foundational skills and earn industry-recognized certifications to make them employable. He explained how the discipline the students learn through the military can be exceptionally valuable on a construction site. 

Listen to the entire episode to learn more about the UA VIP program.

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