Very good post, glad to see the brutal honesty. I had no idea is cost $15k. My apprentice class was full of NLC grads but I agree that they were no better off than us home growns. Their climbing skills were good. We used to call them boomer apprentices because they came from all over. I can't believe they would have you use your own pocket knife for skinning and to have guys go over the top of the pole is crazy.
Have you found work since NLC?