I never said or even alluded to saying that we are the armpit of society. I don’t know what self image problems you have, but nobody who has ever meet me or the friends I have made along the way would ever think we are nothing more then normal guys who maybe take a lot less crap and speak our minds a little more often.
Maybe you missed the part about where these misfits of society step on a boat or a rig for the first time and find a place in society. Sorry I didn’t spell it out but generally once a person finds a job they like and proud of what they do they stop being fuck ups. If a person continues their wild ways while off the boat then they will have a very short career offshore due to continued run in with the law limiting ones ability to move up and lets not forget that a crew coordinator will only help someone get off the boat so many times for court until they stop calling them to go to work.
So nobody who has a past with very minor things like DUI’s and possession charges should not be afraid that they will keep them from getting a job. If the office wanted perfect angles on all their boats their would be A LOT of boats tied up.
And to answer your question about Adriatic they only have 100 ton stuff so no AB’s and staring pay as an OS will most likely be in the mid 100’s and not go much further then that.