WATCH: Welder Karen King reached a turning point in her life when she decided to become a shipbuilder

Written on 05/17/2021
Jaclyn Duhon


Struggling to make ends meet with low wages and sporadic shifts, basically living in her car, Karen King decided it was time for a change and enrolled in classes to become a welder at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Ingalls offers no-cost career training opportunities. Visit https://ingalls.huntingtoningalls.com/careers/trainingprograms/ to hear more stories like Karen’s and learn more about Ingalls’ training opportunities.