13 recent graduates of the USMMA joined the Coast Guard!
http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/merchant-mariners-choose-coast-guard/
http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/06/merchant-mariners-choose-coast-guard/
So they'll be better mariners than CGA grads because they're licensed, right?
So they'll be better mariners than CGA grads because they're licensed, right?
Sure, if the Coast Guard ever starts deploying 900ft PanaMax cargo cutters.