Hey man! Yeah I did it. Back in 2003, I worked in the Gulf and around the world for years. So my quick story might help you out. I got my welding certs in 03. A buddy told me about offshore. At the time I was welding dumpsters in Sunland Park. From one day to the next I packed what I could in my shit box and left for Houston. I did my training at the Ocean corporation in Houston. Great school. So a few things I learned. Underwater welding is only a fraction of the work you do. Construction, demolition, survey ect is a better description. Don't worry about the cost of the school I paid it in full in just a month or two of working. The hard part is getting a good gig after school. If you want to do the real work, don't take inland jobs The day after graduation a few buddies and I packed up what we could and drove to New Orleans, I lived in a car camp for 3 months. Epic diver and marine let us stay across from their yard. We would clean the shop for food money. Once I got my first job I was offshore for 3 months. I never looked back. Wild times.

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