Hi I’m new here. I am interested in the MSC but I also hear about these other contractors and maritime companies that hire too. I am wondering if I can get into the MSC after high school? This year is my senior year and I cant join the military because of a foot problem, I require orthotics in my shoes so its a DQ for me. I want to do something other than just go straight to college after high school, and I talked to a friend of my dads who used to be in the MSC and told me to check it out. What I am wondering is, can I get this job out of high school? Or are there college requirements, I know there are many many jobs in this field and I sound like a total noob right now, lol.
Please forgive me guys, I am super confused with this whole MSC thing and I need some questions answered lol. I know on forums like this, people who dont know much get bashed a ton but I know totally that I probably sound like an idiot that knows nothing about this lol.
I read on the MSC website that there is a hiring fair in San Diego on July 18, I was thinking about going since I’ll be in that area but its a hiring fair and I would think they are looking for people who can immediately start working. Since I am only 17 and still have a year left of HS, would they still give me some info on this whole thing? And if any of you have expirience with the MSC could you tell me what the whole hiring and training process is like?
If you guys can give me some solid info I would really appreciate it, ever since I got the no go from the Navy Recruiter I have been confused as to what I should do with myself after HS, I want to go to college but not right away.
Come on? It’s been 13 years. The dude is in his 30’s now, probably with a wife & kids and probably don’t remember making the above comment. Kind of late to be criticizing & giving advice ya think?
Oops. I didn’t see the time stamp and between the use of lol every sentence and the fact that it suggested this thread, I assumed it was a new post from somebody of my generation. You know that teens these days love lol and omg.
No worries. Happens to all of us. I hope you make it at MSC or whatever maritime sector you decide, if you go this route. If you do, get used to people talking sheet about minor goof-ups. Sometimes in good nature, other times not.
BTW, my 16 yr old, a junior surprised me 4 months ago by saying he wanted to go to sea like me. Before he always wanted to be a mechanical engineer & I asked him why he had a change of heart? He said because he sees me at home half of the time not doing much except for things I like to do. (I work even time). Also, besides the traveling we do now as a family, he knew I visited everywhere before I settled down & wanted the same thing. He said working 51 weeks a year, 5 days a week wasn’t for him. I told him I think that was the reason everyone goes to sea.
My advice/instructions to him. Try to go to the USMMA & his 529 plan will pay for the travel & the other small expenses. Since we don’t live in a state with a state maritime academy, go to an in-state real college & major in mechanical or industrial engineering. Work on his MMC in the summers if he can. After graduating in 4 yrs debt free, go the hawespiper route with the engineering degree. I told him almost everyone wants to go ashore eventually. Might as well get a shore degree to start with. US QMEDs make $400-$500 a day. Not bad if you’re debt free & going the hawespiper route imo.
I have known maritime grads who went on student loans and made enough to pay off the loan in 5 years. They also had no problem finding well paying shoreside jobs once they finished paying off their loans while sailing. Pretty easy to do as you have very little living expense. A couple didn’t even buy a car as they were at MSC and never home anyway.
