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GunnySonics
Good evening Fella's, i've spent the last few days browsing through all the forums and read the positives and the negatives on going into the plumbing trade yet I would still like to do it, "another fast track plumber" i hear some say :yawn:.
I'm just about to leave the Royal Navy Submarine Service after 22 years as my contract ends in July, by choice i would stay in the service but no contract renewal for me due to cut backs. Im a Supply Chain Manager by trade but i dont wish to be in management, sat behind a desk etc anymore. I've always been quite keen on plumbing around the home and somtimes they even let me have a crack on submarines, afterall you cant sink a nuclear submarine when its already hundreds of meters below the surface already and if anything went badly wrong nobody would be around to point the finger at me.
Anyways...i'm not looking at plumbing to make big money, in fact what appeals to me is being my own boss, a man with a van doing small to medium jobs to keep me ticking over and having some pride and working as an honest bloke and earning some beer tokens and any extra will go to towards my transgender op...(joking of course, i already have the boobs) :lol:
I've read alot on the forum and got a few insights, but im after some good experienced advice on the route to take. I know im cutting corners etc by not going to college but at the end of the day im 40 and have a family to support. The MOD will help me out with the financial side of training, one of the companys i like the look of is "Access Training" in Cardiff. If anyone has had any dealings with these guys i would like to hear any feedback.
With regards to getting myself fully qualified etc without all the addon non essential and essential qualifications any advice on this would be much appreciated. I have 6 months before i exit the Royal Navy and i intend to approach a few Plumbers and Companys for work experience without pay to gain experience. I've done quite a bit of research in my local area in Scotland and there is quite a wait to get a plumber round in a non emergency capacity so there is scope for work up here without treading on toes etc.
Like i mentioned earlier fella's im not looking to make big money in the trade, i would be quite happy to earn a £1k a month as long as its honest and theres job satisfaction im happy.
I'm just about to leave the Royal Navy Submarine Service after 22 years as my contract ends in July, by choice i would stay in the service but no contract renewal for me due to cut backs. Im a Supply Chain Manager by trade but i dont wish to be in management, sat behind a desk etc anymore. I've always been quite keen on plumbing around the home and somtimes they even let me have a crack on submarines, afterall you cant sink a nuclear submarine when its already hundreds of meters below the surface already and if anything went badly wrong nobody would be around to point the finger at me.
Anyways...i'm not looking at plumbing to make big money, in fact what appeals to me is being my own boss, a man with a van doing small to medium jobs to keep me ticking over and having some pride and working as an honest bloke and earning some beer tokens and any extra will go to towards my transgender op...(joking of course, i already have the boobs) :lol:
I've read alot on the forum and got a few insights, but im after some good experienced advice on the route to take. I know im cutting corners etc by not going to college but at the end of the day im 40 and have a family to support. The MOD will help me out with the financial side of training, one of the companys i like the look of is "Access Training" in Cardiff. If anyone has had any dealings with these guys i would like to hear any feedback.
With regards to getting myself fully qualified etc without all the addon non essential and essential qualifications any advice on this would be much appreciated. I have 6 months before i exit the Royal Navy and i intend to approach a few Plumbers and Companys for work experience without pay to gain experience. I've done quite a bit of research in my local area in Scotland and there is quite a wait to get a plumber round in a non emergency capacity so there is scope for work up here without treading on toes etc.
Like i mentioned earlier fella's im not looking to make big money in the trade, i would be quite happy to earn a £1k a month as long as its honest and theres job satisfaction im happy.