The drop out rate is ridiculous, people failing there praticals, signal exams ,mid terms etc..the training is very rough as I stated..I'm not going to BS anyone, I'll say it as it is..be prepared and get anything you need to get done now..every morning I wake up and ask myself if I really want to do this ,but I'm already in it so I'll see how things work out..the job itself is good don't get me wrong but I really think the training could be better and organized better..mta don't give a crap if you make it ..your given an induction book to read and if your lucky hands on training. .i say lucky because if there is no train available for your class to learn on its just another wasted day ..everything is thrown at you and you just have to find the time to study. .it's going by so quickly you'll be surprised. .the traveling is a lot as well so be prepared