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    Current Plebe - AMA

    Some classes from other colleges can be used to place out of courses at KP.
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    Figuring out Major

    Deck. Engine. It doesn't really matter THAT much which major you pick within deck or engine. If you're the industry you know that the coursework is pretty similar, if you’re not then you can't really appreciate the differences anyway. When I look at a resume I want to figure out if you were...
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    Figuring out Major

    KP breaks down into two tracks - deck (boat driving) or engine (boat engines)... your first tri you take a survey course that gives exposure to both, after which point you're locked in on deck vs. engine. For active duty, you can be on either track and have almost every job open. Being an...
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    First-year academics...

    If you can get in, you are capable of graduating. I had classmates with high SAT scores get kicked out and classmates with low SAT scores who were stubborn and put the work in and graduate on time. How bad you want it > how smart you are.
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    Colorblind?

    Look at the coastguard form 719k. That's what you need to be able to do. It lists the acceptable color tests.
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    M7 and T15 programs don't accept people straight out of undergrad. They just don't.
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    I made that comment in response to the other post discussing the high attrition at KP. It isn't a "slight" shortage. It's a big shortage. It's still here, and I sat in a room this morning with Ph.D. economists who explained that it isn't getting better any time soon. I'm not hurting for senior...
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    I’m not advocating for an MBA as any part of the KP education. It doesn’t fit.
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    It isn't really that high? 6 year graduation rate is 80% which is on par with most big state schools, and much better than the average in the US, though lower than other service academies. Then work your ass off when you’re inside the gate too? The academy does plenty. Lots of people graduate...
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    The maritime industry has a need right now. There is a federal agency tasked with developing and supporting that industry. When that agency commits its resources in a way that doesn't align with the needs of industry, industry gets upset. There is way more leverage on the table than changing the...
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    No. No there is not. The past two or three months have been marginally better than the last two years, but if you think there is an "abundant supply" of third engineers willing to sail it's time for a whiz quiz. Like, what on earth are you talking about? I don't think anyone is debating this...
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    Not without doxxing myself. It's a real thing though, witnessed first hand.
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    Maritime Executive and Professional Mariner gCaptain is a rambling mess with poor editorial control.
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    Study the commercial maritime industry

    We're really not "especially interested" in KP'rs - I give absolutely zero cares about where someone went to school at this point. The shortage is so dire that no one is picky. If you have a license, you're going to work. The industry is putting the heat on MARAD about why so many KP grads are...
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    Where has USMMA sea year taken you?

    I spent a few months doing Los Angles and Cherry Point to Valdez. Also did a liner run that was New York - Charleston - Savanah - Norfolk - Cagliari Italy - Damietta Egypt - Jebel Ali UAE - Singapore - Thailand - Singapore - Colombo Sri Lanka - Damietta Egypt - Cagliari - Halifax - New York. It...
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    Covid Vaccine question class of 27

    I can't comment on KP policy, but plenty of players that are EMBARC approved to take cadets still have vaccine mandates, especially those who are trading foreign. I'd plan on getting the vaccine as part of attending KP.
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    Question About First Salutes

    So it's totally possible, legal, within regs, whatever. It'll be a logistics issue. There is a non-zero chance he's at sea when you graduate. If he is on campus, he'll need leave because the USMMA Academic year runs longer than pretty much any other school in the country. You'll understand the...
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    Cell service

    The T-Mobile international coverage is really fantastic for sea year. When I graduated I switched to KP just for the international roaming.
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    Earrings for males

    This is fine. You can look up the navy tattoo regs for reference.
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    A Year of Life as a Midshipman at USMMA

    2:34 - Camera on the bridge while underway/Something that I'm not going to point out to protect the ship. 2:40- Lashing bins improperly secured. 2:45 - On a pilot ladder without a PFD 2:57 & 3:02 - Pictures of a customer's cargo. 3:06 - Someone INSIDE of a customer's cargo. 3:16- Something else...
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