Trade schools a lot like college as far as not everyone is cutout for it. I was an IBEW electrician I got out of it for something with less travel. There’s pluses and minuses to it for sure. There weren’t many guys in it that grew up absent a dad. Guys that grew up with divorced parents sure, but almost all had a dad or other male role model that was active in their life. Most trades are a tough field for guys that grow up not learning how to do physical dirty work or how to work with tools.