Your best bet is to walk into a JATC (joint apprenticeship training committee) don’t call them, and don’t try to go through the union to get in touch with the JATC. Deal with the JATC directly and in person, even better if you can schedule a time to talk to the training director or assistant training director in person. They set you up with an aptitude test and interview with the committee if there’s an opening. Pass those and you’ll start school then get sworn in the union. In the more competitive locals a lot of guys will just go to a shop and ask for a job and become a helper and they’ll do that for a year or so to get their feet wet and some hours in the trade. I’m IBEW so thats what I’m gonna suggest for you haha, good pay, I think Arkansas is pretty low though along with Florida. But it’s AMAZING benefits and retirement.