So I’m going to be applying for Fall 2018, about to submit, for Marine Transportation. I don’t have all the classes needed, or really the want (mediocre in math), to do Marine Engineering but I keep hearing this is the only maritime degree one should be going to CMA for, yet on CMA’s and all the ot…

See the attached thread. [image] Questions from a CMA applicant Maritime Academy Hello! I’ve been placing a career as a deck officer aboard deep-sea vessels as my future, but as I’m going through some of these posts, I’m growing concerned. A lot of people are saying the i…

[image] jbtam99: See the attached thread. Thanks Jbtam, I did actually see that thread already! I felt that answered to a point one of my questions, saying that the current market isn’t great, but it was mainly focused on people saying “Go engineer!”. I’d like to see if it’s still viable to …

Would you rather be a deck officer or an engineering officer? Sailing jobs are pretty tight right now in general, but who knows, by 2021 maybe they will be plentiful again. Either way focus on what you want to do. Do you want to be a deck officer and translate that shoreside to possible business man…

If you work hard the jobs will come. Build your resume and network. It is like any other career however, you have a better chance of getting a job than your high school buddies who are studying “Business”. It’s not guaranteed like it used to be you have to work for it.

As far as switching majors after you commit, it’s possible. The only thing is that you’d be starting all over again. What could have been 3 to 4 years as a deckie would now be 5 years…or longer if you become a victory lapper. Like everyone has said, this industry is cyclical. Bad job market now does…

Bad job market now doesn’t necessarily mean bad job market in 2022. [/quote] Good or bad job market now doesn’t necessarily mean good or bad job market three months from now. It changes real quick with little or no warning.

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See the attached thread.

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