Young, and training for a good job -- at sea
<p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>. <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Bear">Bear</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="cadets">cadets</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="sailed">sailed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="cruise">cruise</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Panama">Panama</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span>. <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span>.</p><p><span word="Vasile">Vasile</span> <span word="Tudoran">Tudoran</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>.</p><p><span word="VASILE">VASILE</span> <span word="TUDORAN">TUDORAN</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>.”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="VASILE">VASILE</span> <span word="TUDORAN">TUDORAN</span>: “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="filled">filled</span>.”</p><p><span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.</p><p><span word="ROBERT">ROBERT</span> <span word="JACKSON">JACKSON</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p>
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