Now lets see.4 year apprentiship,2 years top to bottom for your tickets,courses that last months for your CRS.Back to work on the line on seven yes seven day shifts,waking up to go to work at 04.30 in the morning,for seven yes seven earlies on the spin,a few days off,and then back in for seven yes seven straight earlies all over again.This followed by the fact that i earn considerablly less wonga than the boys and girls serving tea and coffee on the longhaul fleets.In fact the sad truth is my salary is preety much now coming in to the same line as that of a manager at macdonalds.and just to cheer you all up,being represented by a union that has about as much in common with A/C maintenance as the pope does with riding harley davidsons.So having an A/C maintenance engineer shortage suprises nobody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!