In r/merchantmarine, SIU applicants compare timelines and emphasize persistence, with weekly follow ups and fast responses to paperwork framed as the difference between waiting years and getting slotted into an earlier class date.
After over a year I finally have a start date of June 1.
I stayed on top of emails and information requests. I called every week for about 4 months.
For anyone feeling discouraged…keep at it. Persistence pays off.
When was the original date that you applied to get the original guestimate of mid 2027? You probably got lucky on the waiting list and they slotted you in for someone who dropped out.
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