You only get paid if your employer agrees to it or if your a veteran. Then
on top of training you have to pay for the tests to certifiy. 70 bucks each
2 years ago but I'll just bet they've gone up since then. You will be happy
to hear that you can apply them as college credits in case you want a
associates or whatever in the future. Or perhaps Welfare and Pell
grants...don't know much about that stuff.