Complete Career Change at 36.. doable?

[richard8000milesaway]

yeah, i have a couch and it comes with BONUS: 3 school aged kids (5,8,11), nanny, full time working stressed out wife, and mayhem. but there's always coffee for a visitor!

if a mariner ever needs a good CHEAP place to stay in NYC (right in my neighborhood incidentally) go to seafarers international hotel http://www.sihnyc.org/; the staff tell me US$50 for a single mariner (bring MMC or documents to prove status).

[trekleader]

Originally Posted by RDEagan

...I may be the only Irish Republican in this whole damn place! ...

Oh, c'mon, I'll bet there are Irish Republicans in Boston...

[RDEagan]

Originally Posted by trekleader

Oh, c'mon, I'll bet there are Irish Republicans in Boston...

If you know one, kindly pass along his name... I'm tired of being alone

[trekleader]

Sorry, maybe too cerebral. I was thinking IRA guys hiding out. Maybe just in the movies...

Nice to meet you, btw

[RDEagan]

Originally Posted by trekleader

Sorry, maybe too cerebral. I was thinking IRA guys hiding out. Maybe just in the movies...

Nice to meet you, btw

Mostly just sitting in pubs lol. Nice to meet you as well.

Ryan

[Jon]

Originally Posted by Shellback

We try to avoid politics here, but I couldn't let this go..A Republican in MA...? Thats pretty funny....

Apparently there are a few Republican's in Mass. They just elected Scott Brown to the Senate. Sorry Ryan, but I thought I was the last Republican in MA... well before I moved to the mid-Ohio Valley.

[RDEagan]

Originally Posted by Jon

Apparently there are a few Republican's in Mass. They just elected Scott Brown to the Senate. Sorry Ryan, but I thought I was the last Republican in MA... well before I moved to the mid-Ohio Valley.

You may have been, Jon.. but you moved to Ohio so I had to move in from RI.. There always needs to be 1 token Republican

[Mr 100-ton]

might want to check out part time law enforcement on the water,,, friend of mine does that in maine only for hte summer, was a yacht captain for 15 years, he has NO authority to arrest but patrols the water all day and loves it,,,,

[cappy208]

You haven't been back for a while.

How did your day go?

You wont be able to get a 'real' job on a commercial vessel unless you have your MMC (used to be called a Z card) To get that you need the TWIC card. Once you have those two items you can look for work on commercial vessels.

Others mentioned the booze boats out of Rowes wharf. They are a place to work, but that is in hospitality, NOT a true deckhand job and it is seasonal. You may benefit by getting some time there, But you will need to actually find a tug or a ship job to garner worthwhile seatime.

On the other hand, a season on the cruise boats will probably let you know if this industry is for you, and whether you should invest more money on training to make yourself more attractive to other companies.

Your DUI incident is paramount. If you can't get your MMC (Merchant Mariners Credential) then it is all moot anyway.