Holy Crap! USMMA!

[Kaleun Volk]

I was offered, and just accepted an appointment to the United States Merchant Marine Academy :yeah: !!!
I thought I was in the chips with the NROTC scholarship, but this takes the cake!

King's Point, I'm a comming your way...
:rock: :rock:

[Neptunus Rex]

Congrats and Good Luck!

Remember this while there...

A collision at sea can ruin your whole day!

Congrats again.

[Zachstar]

Wow!

You know I have been hearing more about this merchant navy. Is it seriously difficult to get in?

[August]

Making your fondness for a subsim a tad ironic. :D

Seriously Congratulations Cadet!

[Weiss Pinguin]

Congrats :yeah: Ship 'em all!

[A Very Super Market]

Never quite understood the dynamics of the merchant marine. You know better than I, obviously, so good luck! :up:

[Etienne]

'Grats, Volks, and good luck. Have you decided how you're going to specialize? Navigation, engineering, shoreside?

There's a pretty good shortage of licensed personnel worldwide, so don't let yourself be depressed by the economy.

[Kaleun Volk]

I believe that I will seek either a Marine Transportation, or a Logistics Degree, although the school only offers a few degree programs (Marine Transportation (http://www.usmma.edu/academics/curriculum/marinetransportation.htm), Maritime Operations and Technology (http://www.usmma.edu/academics/curriculum/marineoperationsnadtechnology.htm), Logistics and Intermodal Transportation (http://www.usmma.edu/academics/curriculum/logisticsandintermodaltransportation.htm), Marine Engineering (http://www.usmma.edu/academics/curriculum/marineengineering.htm), Marine Engineering Systems (http://www.usmma.edu/academics/curriculum/marineengineeringsystems.htm), Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management (http://www.usmma.edu/academics/curriculum/marineengineeringandshipyardmanagement.htm))

"Between 1874 and 1936, diverse Federal legislation supported maritime training through schoolships, internships at sea and other methods. A disastrous fire in 1934 aboard the passenger ship MORRO CASTLE, in which 134 lives were lost, convinced the U.S. Congress that direct Federal involvement in efficient and standardized training was needed."

This off of the academy website. And yes, it will be a little ironic that I frequent subsim (although, that whole "know your enemy thing"...:arrgh!: ).

They commision into all 5 branches of service, so I am not limited to civillian merchant shipping. So if it "floats my boat" at the end of school, 'Dolphins' could be a very real deal,
Thanks
-Volk