hey all…
first time poster here…
i have some questions if anyone can help. i’m working on becoming a mariner starting out as an OS. i hear SIU is a big pain in the ass but looks like i really have no other choice. i’m heading to ft. lauderdale in february where i’m gonna take the bst then go to the hall… i don’t have tons of money to just up and leave for two months to sit in a hall and wait. so it’s going to be a real gamble. especially since i live in ohio. i guess what i want to say is… is this a lost cause? if i go to the hall… im going to have to come back to ohio. i’d hate to blow thousands in travel for something that i can’t even continue to keep going to… it’s not that i wouldn’t give my left nut for this but circumstances are harsh.
and i was also wondering if there was a list of classes in a particular order that i need to take in order to advance? i plan on investing as much as i can into qualifications and schooling as i can. i’ve read so much stuff on here, it’s almost too much to take in as a total noob. lots of it doesn’t make sense.
i was a 3rd class bosn in the navy and mostly worked the deck on container ships… but this is just a whole other world to me. i don’t mind starting from scratch but was just wondering if there were any pointers or advice anyone can give. i’d definitely appreciate it… i know this topic is way overdone but yeah… thanks anyways.