Not counting KP. And I am assuming Great Lakes is the lowest. But but for someone who wants that environment what are the rest like?

If that is what they “want”, I feel they will be disappointed once they graduate and sign aboard their first job. Then again, for those zero-dark 30 arrivals I try to wear my cleanest dirty shirt…the joy of ATB’s and a one man wheelhouse.

That would be SUNY maritime or Texas A&M. But really if you want military style go to KP.

If you want to go to a Military College, then consider either Norwich University or Virginia Military Institute. Both are excellent, highly reputable schools. If your want to be trained for a maritime career, in the private sector, then any of the state maritime academies would serve you very well…

The Citadel sounds right up your alley

Kids want to also have option to do NROTC and get licensed.

Actually a bunch have ROTC. I looked and Mass has Army ROTC.

Anyone can be an overachieving reg-head at any school… they have those types everywhere. But if it’s an efficient regiment that is taken seriously, or allowed to run as a regiment then it always appeared to me that Mass Maritime has that covered better than anyone. SUNY is definitely low on that l…

Ughhhh. I never thought I’d see TMA rated as most military. This is a disaster. They’ve got a new commandant though, so hopefully they’ll get back to teaching seamanship instead of how to be good little Nazis.

If you really want to work your ass off, and be super military, go to one of the state maritime academies, elect to go NROTC, (Not just SSO) and choose Maritime Transportation as your major. You’ll be trained to be a merchant marine officer but also be required to fulfill all the NROTC classes and r…

What Maritime Academy is the most like a military school?

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If you want a military style school, why not apply to one of the military academies?

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