How do you join the merchant marines?
402157
The merchant marine is not a service and as such you cannot join it per se.  Any commercial vessel registered with the U.S. Coast Guard is considered to be in the U.S. Merchant Marine, so if you wish to work in the merchant marine, simply seek employment on such a ship.  This includes cargo vessels, ferries, cruise ships, casino boats, etc...  Many positions on ships require a Coast Guard license or endorsement.  Contacting your local Coast Guard station is probably a good first step toward employment in the merchant marine.
518665
try this:\n\nhttp://www.marineparents.com/USMC/troops-writing.asp\n\nThere are links there for becoming a penpal.\n\nMy nephew just got back from his 2nd tour.  All our boys (and girls) LOVE getting mail.\n\nThank you for doing this...
150457
1. Become an Ordained Minister.\n2. Be elected or appointed a Judge.\n3. Become the captain of a ship.\n4. Become a Justice of the Peace.
248254
Try joining the military services, especially the National Guard
180904
Not knowing the codes off the top of my head, I would call my local Marine recruiter.  If they can get you reenlisted they will.
300610
1. Join a polotical party. \n2. Go back to your village. \n3. Introduce yourself to your local people.\n4. Try to get party nomination for MP election.\n5. Win the election and become MP.\n6. Then try to convince your high command and become the\n2nd -in-command\n\nI hope this can make your career bright.
898830
If you know his full name, then contact some of the Merchant Marine retiree's organizations.\n\nIf you know the name of his ship, theres probably a reunion list somewhere where they still meet.\n\nGood Luck
902013
Ok, you are given the option to either take the 9999 MOS (1st Sgt/SgtMaj), or stay in your occ. field and go for Master/Master Gunny. Once you take one route, you stay there. And no, a Master Gunny cannot become Sgt Major of the Marine Corps.\n\nEdit: There is an option called Sergeant Major Through Master Sergeant that you can do if you opt for the Master Sergeant route first and decide you wish to be on the other side.
79337
That's an awfully general question.  So I'll guess that you want to be a vendor for events at a local venue (e.g. conference center or arena).  If so, then contact the venue (the vendor management office maybe) and ask them what they need from you to prove that you're a responsible vendor or if you need to be a lowest bidder.
274809
Whats an expatriate, a merchant marine?
360343
First you need to purchase a boat. Then you can do whatever you want with it, including take it far enough offshore to make it a gambling vessel.\n\nHowever, you'll be in odd territory - the mafia has a strong hand in the casino gambling business. You'll have to deal with a lot of cash, which means a lot of security. You'll have employment headaches. You'll be a tempting target for pirates (yes, they still exist). You'll have to provide food to your guests. You'll have to advertise. You'll probably need to provide busses to move people from wherever they live to the harbor. You'll need something for the people on the boat to do until they get to international waters. And you'll need a lot of money to start off.
782087
Everyone from here is joining mine anyway. You can join. It doesn't have a name yet, but we are pushing for world peace and the death penalty and the stocks. Apply for a position. You cannot have Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary or Home Office, because they are gone. Oh, and you need to bring about £1 million because we are bankrupt.
675824
Try out this link It will give you all information about US Merchant Marine Academy.\nhttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2892_brief.php\n\nFor Mass. Maritime Academy try this site out -You will have all the information .\n\nhttp://www.maritime.edu/\n\nBest of Luck !!!!!
2284
Contact your local Marine Corps recruiter and they'll be able to help you as well as answer any questions you have
582180
Sorry, but that PROBABLY won't help you.  The USMC gets it's officers from the US Navy, and they have, for the most part, attended Annapolis.  \n\nIf the marines have an OCS, then you might be able to go that route.
1180926
Do you mean deck hand ?  Or  wiper ?  One works around the ship and helps moore/anchor the ship. The other in the engine room and with auxillary equipment. In the Merchant Marines you can travel quite a bit. It would be possible to get off one ship and on another. This would let you stay in a foreign country for a short while once in a while. A willingness to learn a 2nd or 3rd language might not hurt. A lot of countries will have English speaking people, but ?\n Also, it might be possible to be on ships with people from different countries.\n It is one way to travel and see different places, a lot of them.
542354
There will always be a few people crazy enough to join the Marines. The Marines will take anyone. The only thing good about a Marine is they keep the prison guards employed.