by Guest » November 11, 2022, 10:07 pm
Yeah good ole government red tape. It sure is a long drawn out mess these days. In the 70s I took my letter of employment to the coast guard office in Detroit. Was fingerprinted, sent to the old USHS hospital up Jefferson at Mt. Elliot, blood tests for food handlers certificate, back to the office swore under oath to the port lieutenant and walked out with my Z card for deck galley or engine room entry level jobs. One day process. Never forget the disgruntled civil servant processing the paperwork. He kept baiting me with, seems like the crews would be all set by aug. lol, I just smiled and said , well you know some people quit their jobs if they don’t like them. Oh did he pound the typewriter keys faster n harder. Good luck to your grandson. I hope he finds a ship and enjoys it.
Yeah good ole government red tape. It sure is a long drawn out mess these days. In the 70s I took my letter of employment to the coast guard office in Detroit. Was fingerprinted, sent to the old USHS hospital up Jefferson at Mt. Elliot, blood tests for food handlers certificate, back to the office swore under oath to the port lieutenant and walked out with my Z card for deck galley or engine room entry level jobs. One day process. Never forget the disgruntled civil servant processing the paperwork. He kept baiting me with, seems like the crews would be all set by aug. lol, I just smiled and said , well you know some people quit their jobs if they don’t like them. Oh did he pound the typewriter keys faster n harder. Good luck to your grandson. I hope he finds a ship and enjoys it.