Hey all. Being new to the boards I have been study'n up trying to decide which direction I need to go. I have been cowboy'n around the country for over 20 years since I was a kid, mostly in TX, NM, OK, WY, MT. With that job you learn to weld to fix equipment on the spot as well as building pipe fences, etc..... I would like some of you road warriors to give me some advice, i consider myself a fairly decent rod burner, but have no cert. or formal training other than 4 yrs. of ag class in high school. All of my welds passed the 40 ton press test at that time. What I would like to know is does a 35 yr old guy go back to school to get certified or just hire on as a helper and start from the bottom up? Would like to go to the oil field, pipe line or rig yard doesn't matter to much ,just need to find a paying gig that I enjoy getting out of bed to do.
Thanks for any advice.