re: The state sanctioned mafia known as River Pilots are shaking down the chemical industry

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Pediatricians without specialization don't make 475k a year. 


Yall's heyday is done. The OT is fed up and we are gonna change shite TO-DAY!

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If anything, people should be excited these pilots are demanding more $$ from the chemical corps that are posting tens of billions in profit per year.

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If anything, people should be excited these pilots are demanding more $$ from the chemical corps that are posting tens of billions in profit per year.

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why?

also, you don't really believe 93% of applicants over 10 years were related....I know you don't....

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Altogether, of the 100 pilots elected to the three groups in recent years, at least 85 are related to other pilots, with some new members able to trace their lineage back five or six generations.

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85% related.

I would say thats probably pretty close to the # of applicants are somewhat related.

The associations arent flooded with applications from random people. It takes a hell of a lot of time, money, and effort to even qualify for these types of jobs. Depending on the port and/or association, it can take anywhere from 8 to 12 years or so just to put your name in or become one.

To someone interested ask them if theyre willin to:
Go to a 4 year maritime school. Keep in mind youre joining the Corps of Cadets while there, live in dorms, wear your silly uniforms every day, etc
Spend your summers at sea. Two 90 day cruises (which cost 10k a piece now), and one 60 day cruise (that you might be lucky to get on a commercial ship. if not 10k more).
Pretty much sacrifice any type of college life someone like an LSU student has
Culminate the degree with a 4 day test from the USCG, which determines if you graduate or not from school.
Go work on a ship/boat for a few years away from home at minimum half the year.
Ride the route of the area on your off time to get the license needed for the area, which can take a very long time in itself.
Take all the testing for that area and pass.
Now you finally get to apply. Surprise, none of them hire very often so it might be years before you can even get considered.

This isnt like going to law school or engineering like half the people on here did

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To someone interested ask them if theyre willin to:
Go to a 4 year maritime school. Keep in mind youre joining the Corps of Cadets while there, live in dorms, wear your silly uniforms every day, etc
Spend your summers at sea. Two 90 day cruises (which cost 10k a piece now), and one 60 day cruise (that you might be lucky to get on a commercial ship. if not 10k more).
Pretty much sacrifice any type of college life someone like an LSU student has
Culminate the degree with a 4 day test from the USCG, which determines if you graduate or not from school.
Go work on a ship/boat for a few years away from home at minimum half the year.
Ride the route of the area on your off time to get the license needed for the area, which can take a very long time in itself.
Take all the testing for that area and pass.
Now you finally get to apply. Surprise, none of them hire very often so it might be years before you can even get considered

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Then tell them they might not even get where they want because they aren't related to the right people.

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people should be excited these pilots are demanding more $$ from the chemical corps that are posting tens of billions in profit per year.

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Spoken like a Bernie Bro

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I seem to remember reading that many times the jobs are not officially posted and only those with inside, (ie family) knowledge will actually know of any openings. Is this correct?

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correct, I quoted above. I stand corrected from my earlier post, but the nepotism is still an issue.

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would also get into the fact that its possible to have that "fun" while presenting actual arguments to support your position. In fact in would probably increase your "fun" because it would get people even more involved. But theres no point, because its obvious someone of your intelligence level just isnt capable of doing 2 things at once.

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or because its impossible to defend the indefensible...

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To someone interested ask them if theyre willin to:
Go to a 4 year maritime school. Keep in mind youre joining the Corps of Cadets while there, live in dorms, wear your silly uniforms every day, etc
Spend your summers at sea. Two 90 day cruises (which cost 10k a piece now), and one 60 day cruise (that you might be lucky to get on a commercial ship. if not 10k more).
Pretty much sacrifice any type of college life someone like an LSU student has
Culminate the degree with a 4 day test from the USCG, which determines if you graduate or not from school.
Go work on a ship/boat for a few years away from home at minimum half the year.
Ride the route of the area on your off time to get the license needed for the area, which can take a very long time in itself.
Take all the testing for that area and pass.
Now you finally get to apply. Surprise, none of them hire very often so it might be years before you can even get considered.

This isnt like going to law school or engineering like half the people on here did

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and then when/if an outsider gets in the rest of the association and pilots will make his life a living hell and he wouldn't make half as much, he will eventually want to quit and go work on a OSV

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and then when/if an outsider gets in the rest of the association and pilots will make his life a living hell and he wouldn't make half as much, he will eventually want to quit and go work on a OSV

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