mo64,
1) Been with the same company 20 years.
2) Haven't been there yet, however, not saying it won't happen.
3) Yes, and No. The only disappointments I have are the fact that there is so much more to learn and the opportunity here at this plant is limited to further my working experience with other welding processes. FCAW and SMAW are the only processes in use here.
4) Prayer and also see answer to question #3.
5) Maybe, but if you want an honest answer, I feel the Lord has led me down the path I'm on now.
John Wright
Check out the video that AWS has on their site,
( http://aws.org/wemco/video.html ).