Best course of action for 20 yr old with no trade experience?

[AnnClambiss]

The Military isnt always a for sure. If you fail to meet their requirements for dive school, or any job at that your going to be put with a " needs of military" status. Choose wisely. I am moving on to greener pastures if that gives you an indication of how great this industry really is.

Eh yeah I don't want to take that risk. Besides diving isn't even that worth it to me anymore. There's like no jobs and I ****ing hate job hunting.

 

[oldntired]

Try getting some welding experience full time,load up on some part-time scuba courses to keep interested,then find a reputable hard-hat commercial diving school,preferably a trade school type.No B.S. social courses,all diving,less expense.In the early-mid 70's I went to Commercial Diving Center in Wilmington Ca,trade school then,unforunately a college now($$$$$$$),hired right out of school by Oceaneering in Morgan City,imagine my surprise when I got offshore and found they were contracting with Chicago Bridge and Iron to provide welders with little or no dive experience to do the underwater welding.Put a helmet on a welder,tell him to go down and weld.Easier than teaching a diver to weld.Some people can weld,some can't.I imagine a lot of the work is robotics nowadays,cheaper than a human,doesn't want food,housing,depth pay etc. Good Luck

 

[Darol]

The U.S. Navy said I qualified for anything they had to offer when I joined, well not quite, recruiters will tell you anything....