USMMA graduates are hired by private companies operating deep sea vessels with U.S. registration. They usually begin serving as third officers (mates) or third assistant engineers. The pay level depends on the size of the company for which they work, the type and size of ship on which they...
between Japanese culture and the American mind-set). Valentine’s high salary ($3.9 million a year), and the high salaries of several people who Valentine had brought into his inner circle at the ball club, contributed to the Marines’ top brass feeling they were justified in forcing him ou...