Anonymous wrote:Military Sealift Command is the only viable realistic option and career path, i worked as a Wiper with MSC many years ago

from what i understand it's 4- 6 months off, sometimes 8 months, and 30 days off


https://sealiftcommand.com/academy

meant 4- 6 months on

Military Sealift Command is the only viable realistic option and career path, i worked as a Wiper with MSC many years ago

from what i understand it's 4- 6 months off, sometimes 8 months, and 30 days off


https://sealiftcommand.com/academy

Kid will attend a state maritime academy. Starting salaries are easily 6 figures. And in state tuition is really low and subsidized by industry.

Anonymous wrote:Oh yes let's send a DD or DS into the US armed forces under Alcohol Pete and idiot pedo Don the con. Who has sold our National secrets

NOAA is not an armed service. It is a uniformed service.

The USCG primarily works on maritime safety.

College takes 4 years. There will be a different administration then.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does you kid really want that? I mean do have to really really want it. If so, it's great. Get a quality education and then they have the option to commission into more than one branch of service.

FYI, I believe you can do service requirement by working in the commercial/civilian shipping world and do reserves. Rather than f/t active duty.

Yes, that too. Much more flexibility than a service academy.

Anonymous wrote:Does you kid really want that? I mean do have to really really want it. If so, it's great. Get a quality education and then they have the option to commission into more than one branch of service.

FYI, I believe you can do service requirement by working in the commercial/civilian shipping world and do reserves. Rather than f/t active duty.

Does you kid really want that? I mean do have to really really want it. If so, it's great. Get a quality education and then they have the option to commission into more than one branch of service.

Oh yes let's send a DD or DS into the US armed forces under Alcohol Pete and idiot pedo Don the con. Who has sold our National secrets

Anonymous wrote:Anyone go there or have a kid who went/goes there? If so, how was the experience, and how were the post-grad options?

This is a hard no.

What do you not understand about he world right now?

Other options people may not think of. Coast Guard Academy. And, state maritime academies (like Maine).

Neighbor graduated from there. He was commissioned into USNR on graduation and then did maybe 3-4 years on active duty. He then switched became a civilian mariner with Military Sealift Command (MSC). He eventually retired from MSC as a GS-15.

He reported that most graduates were commissioned either into USNR or USCGR, but a tiny number were commissioned instead into the NOAA Officer Corps. Reportedly, some graduates converted from a reserve commission to a regular commission and made a career of USN or USCG.

He felt it was equally good preparation as USNA or SUNY Maritime for a maritime officer career, but had less of the silly hazing stuff than the 3 military academies, VMI, or Citadel. He thought it probably was not the best choice for someone who wanted to be a pilot officer.

Anonymous wrote:DD has a friend who attends—someone she met in a study abroad program. He’s studying engineering specifically relating to ship construction.

I think they spend something like the equivalent of a year sailing around the world. DC is interested in the larger service academies but I think should check this one out.

Years ago, but I had a high school classmate go there. He ended up commissioning as an officer in the Navy after graduation.

DD has a friend who attends—someone she met in a study abroad program. He’s studying engineering specifically relating to ship construction.

Anyone go there or have a kid who went/goes there? If so, how was the experience, and how were the post-grad options?