@Lazarus_Navy The SHIPS act should include waiving federal income tax for US merchant mariners. This would increase interest and recruiting as well as take pressure off companies to make immediate high wage increases.
@Fitz_DC@SecDuffy Thats MSC. They could join a union and sail whenever they wanted, and make more $ than MSC. The pay relevant to the sacrifice is the issue.
@johnkonrad This video needs to show more commercial Merchant Mariners not the armed forces. Only a small % go into a service. How about we mimic other countries and waive federal income tax for merchant mariners? That would surely garner some interest.