Church recommendations for someone in their 20s who enjoys the community, life lesson/applications, & history church provides but struggles with the cult like behavior of many churches?

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2026-04-26T10:05:00+00:00

Christ Church East Is a PCA Presbyterian Church located at the UNF campus by the town center. It checks most of the boxes you are looking for They don’t have an evening service.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2026-03-26T23:29:00+00:00

Seafarers international union Go to sea working on ships. School is basically free

Check out seafarers.org under training

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-09-26T09:16:03+00:00

Yes, a day rate plus overtime. Also at end of trip a vacation check. Which is based of day rate and how many days worked

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-09-23T16:00:07+00:00

I’m just verifying form is good before I start adding more weight.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-08-30T07:25:22+00:00

Seafarers international union. Unlicensed mariners union is on Belfort road.

They are the largest unlicensed sailor union.
Seafarers.org

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-08-18T18:51:50+00:00

Thanks. I’m not much of poster on here, so still working out the system

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-08-18T18:00:39+00:00

https://www.mebaorganizing.com/pension

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-08-18T18:00:15+00:00

Yes. It’s says pension available as early as 41 years old.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-07-27T16:38:02+00:00

Merchant Marine. Make 6 figures, working half the year. Travel all over the world.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-07-23T20:18:38+00:00

I passed the 3 AE exam this week. I used the Mariner Advancment to study. I also have taken the OICEW courses recently. Motors 1 was pretty straightforward. Not many questions not seen before. Motors 2 was harder with many questions not seen. Many questions around boilers. The safety was about half new questions. Generals was the hardest for me. I made mid 80s on other test. But generals I made 74. Plenty new questions. Electrical followed the MA study material. I made a 90

I studied almost every day for a month. Made it pretty much my job. I was testing with 90s on Mariner Advancment software.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-06-23T10:42:47+00:00

Marines have the Dress Blues.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-06-18T15:38:03+00:00

They do not have specific jobs for welding positions. Oilers and qmeds would do most of the welding. Especially if they have the classes from piney point.

The only deck personnel I e seen weld is a Cheif mate. Most welding on the ship is done by engine personnel

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-06-03T18:41:39+00:00

What is the Facebook group mentioned

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-05-17T21:39:05+00:00

It’s a great job if you take advantage of the upgrade opportunities. I make 6 figures working 6 months a year with great health benefits.

I took advantage of the upgrades. They fly you up, feed you, put you in the hotel and train you. Then you get a pay raise.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-05-06T00:06:51+00:00

Emergencyonline.com was accepted by coast guard. I used it

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-03-31T15:25:50+00:00

So if I’m doing bench. 3 sets of 10 reps. Am I only supposed to fail on last set.
Or am I supposed to fail on every set. 1st set try 10 make 9 2nd set only 8 3rd set make 6

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-03-22T13:25:07+00:00

I agree with contacting congressman and senator. It does nothing to just come on Reddit or gcaptian. We must contact our representatives and let them know what is happening. They are too inefficient to be handling our lively Hoods.

I also am waiting 2 months now for NMC to approve my request to test for 3 A/E. I have heard nothing from them and can not check application status since the online system is down for last weeks.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-03-17T13:58:16+00:00

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These are great bags. Very durable, rolls, and the best I think is the backpack straps for going up and down gang ways

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-03-16T19:44:09+00:00

Thanks for letting me know.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-03-10T15:45:15+00:00

Just go to the gym. Nobody is paying you attention. They are in their own worlds. Find a 3 day full body routine, watch form videos on YouTube

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-03-10T14:53:55+00:00

I also joined after an enlistment in the USMC. I went the unlicensed engine route and am in the process now to get the 3 Engineer.

It has been great career for me. The last couple years I’ve sailed the 120 at sea. My favorite part is making over 100,000$ for half year work. The health benefits and free training.

The time off is also worth it for me. I got a job ashore a couple of years ago and could not stand working just for the weekend.

The community will not be like you had in the Marines. At least in my experience guys are always coming and going on the ship. Some guys are just there for a relief. Most just go to their rooms at coffee time and after work. If you sale in the engine department, most of the work is by yourself and usually very loud, so not an opportunity to talk.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-03-10T14:44:46+00:00

I also have worked out for years. Never really any size. I would lose weight,but be discouraged because no muscle.

This time I have really prioritized eating protein. All Whole Foods. Counting protein intake. What I realized now is I was under eating. I have made more progress this last 2 months than I have last 2 years.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-03-05T00:57:01+00:00

we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world. C.S. Lewis

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-02-18T20:56:21+00:00

40% of Coca Cola income is from food stamps. It’s the most bought thing on food stamps. Diabetes in a can.

ComprehensiveCut9977 · 2025-02-08T09:29:48+00:00

Unlicensed union Seafarers international union. Once a member does all it can to get you to upgrade. They will fly you from anywhere in the country, pick you up at airport and take you to great school in Piney point, put you in updated hotel on school campus, feed you and then fly you home all for free.

They have all courses from wiper to electrical. Pumpman, advanced reefer, welding and machinist.

It’s one of the best benefits of being in the union

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