[Salinity Now]

This has certainly been an interesting read, myself having worked 3years on deck w/o a license and then leaving for deep sea once I got my 3/M's, now find myself wanting to get back on tugs with hopes of getting in the wheelhouse.I remember my first job on deck as a new green 3/M working as an AB.....I swore up and down I knew it all and should have my license in a rack somewhere vs still holding a paint brush.......its amazing how much my attitude has changed in 5 years.Now I just wish I could FIND one of those companies that is willing to put new hires through the paces of completing a TOAR, that want to persue the job in the wheelhouse as a career vs as something to do till something bigger comes up (ie green 3/M's). It seems most companies I have spoken to in the past year have been almost belittling me when I speak of prior experience and desire to come back to tugs, Im afraid the "new 3/M's" have but a bad taste in many of the HR's mouths and they kinda treat all new folks the same......(but then again I was guilty of the 3/M issue myself)