captfrankie
05-03-07, 03:13 PM
We don't hear much about it in our corner of paradise but the marine industry and Inland Towing Vessels especially are going through a period of shortage. In every level and on all types of boats we just don't have enough people in the industry at the moment to staff all the boats that need to be working. What this means is that the employment market in this area is wide open and wages are extremely competitive. If you have or have known anyone to watch a towboat pass through Brooks bridge and wondered what it would be like, now is an excellent time to find out.
As most of you know I am Captain on a towing vessel that works the Mississippi River for Ingram Barge Company. I think some of you may have seen pictures of her. Ingram Barge Company is the largest inland towing company in the country with boats on nearly all of our inland waterways (this is the company that might provide us with a barge one day). They are looking for a few good men or women. Bet you didn't know that life on the river is for girls too. However the few women we have that work as deckhands have found the work to be challenging, they are given every oppuritunity to advance and there are some in the industry that have made their way to being Captains, we even have two female engineers.
Personally I would rather our young people continue their education. However we can't deny that college isn't for everyone and some just don't have the means or gpa to continue their education after high school. I am one of those, with no financial support and a GPA that was high enough to graduate from FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH but not high enough for any school to think of me as a schoolarship candidate. I turned to Inland Towing and have had a very productive career.
If any of you know a young man or woman that might be interested in working 6 months of the year on a 28 days on and 28 days off type schedule then have them look at the company's web site for more information. If you know someone that is about to leave the military and isn't sure where they go from here, tell them to look. This life isn't for everyone, but for those that can adjust their lives to this life style it can be very rewarding. Just imagine what it would be like to have 28 days off in a row and still get paid. It would seem like unlimited fishing.
www.ingrambarge.com/barge_employment.asp
Feel free to email me any questions you may have. Check the website out I think you will find some interesting information in it that you might not have seen before.
Tell them that Capt. Frankie Chambless sent you when you talk to them.
As most of you know I am Captain on a towing vessel that works the Mississippi River for Ingram Barge Company. I think some of you may have seen pictures of her. Ingram Barge Company is the largest inland towing company in the country with boats on nearly all of our inland waterways (this is the company that might provide us with a barge one day). They are looking for a few good men or women. Bet you didn't know that life on the river is for girls too. However the few women we have that work as deckhands have found the work to be challenging, they are given every oppuritunity to advance and there are some in the industry that have made their way to being Captains, we even have two female engineers.
Personally I would rather our young people continue their education. However we can't deny that college isn't for everyone and some just don't have the means or gpa to continue their education after high school. I am one of those, with no financial support and a GPA that was high enough to graduate from FORT WALTON BEACH HIGH but not high enough for any school to think of me as a schoolarship candidate. I turned to Inland Towing and have had a very productive career.
If any of you know a young man or woman that might be interested in working 6 months of the year on a 28 days on and 28 days off type schedule then have them look at the company's web site for more information. If you know someone that is about to leave the military and isn't sure where they go from here, tell them to look. This life isn't for everyone, but for those that can adjust their lives to this life style it can be very rewarding. Just imagine what it would be like to have 28 days off in a row and still get paid. It would seem like unlimited fishing.
www.ingrambarge.com/barge_employment.asp
Feel free to email me any questions you may have. Check the website out I think you will find some interesting information in it that you might not have seen before.
Tell them that Capt. Frankie Chambless sent you when you talk to them.