IBEW residential apprenticeship program.?

Hey everyone. I recently heard of this program they offer, but dont know much about it. Do you know anything about it that you can tell me, is it a good program to get into? Well I am 18 and going to recive my GED in about 2-3 weeks.. I am a hard and strong worker and love to learn, but just weak when it comes to school. I looked up IBEW and noticed that the requirments are 18 yrs or older.. High school diploma, Or GED. Drug free.. one year of high school algebra. From what i see i pass all of that, well taking the test for my ged in 2-3 weeks.. But i am jsut wondering about the apprenticeship program for residential electrician... how long does it take for the apprentices hip program... Do you get paid while working as an apprentice.. What do you do during/after the apprenticesship... ANYTHING that you know about IBEW.. ( apprenticeship) Is it a good field or place to work for/as... I dont have no experiance in electrical field, but very intrested will they be expecting me to have a back ground of electrical .. and throw this huge test at me all about electrical?? Of course it would be a PLUS to know some.. But then again apprenticeship is to learn .. ANy HELP will be greatly appreciated Thanks