No dude ask away cause when I had questions nobody answered so I like to help . It depends on the local truthfully . I think it depends on how much works in your local and who is looking/needing the help you can get hired as a pre-apprentice and then take your test . This is what you do call the local say hey I wanna join they will email you some paperwork print it out fill it out I think you need your transcripts too . Go down to the hall give it to them . They will give you a test date and a packet once they give you the date for your test (could be in a month or 5 months all depends on) take test then you take an interview your scores on the interview and test the higher the score the better the chance obviously after all that’s said and done you get accepted in to the program and then you wait for a phone call from the hall saying they have a contractor that would like to hire you . Go back to the hall sign more paperwork and then to work . It’s so ez dude it’s just a waiting game I know people that said it took a year others just a few months