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It is usually 3 month tours, twice a year. So 3 months out, 3 months at home. Repeat. >"Americans don't want to...." This phrase needs to die. Americans(or any
by themaninthedark 11mo ago
It is usually 3 month tours, twice a year. So 3 months out, 3 months at home. Repeat.
>"Americans don't want to...."
This phrase needs to die. Americans(or any population) are not some sort of monolithic group that can only do some small subset of work.
"There are approximately 5,600 container ships operating worldwide as of early 2023"(from DuckDuckgo AI). Assuming a crew of 10 per ship; 56,000 people total are required.
"As of August 2025, the civilian labor force is approximately 171 million people."(from DuckDuckgo AI)
So to fully staff the WORLDWIDE fleet with Americans, it would take 0.03% of the labor population. This is a vanishingly small amount and since labor cost is as you say a rounding error, if it offered a competitive pay I am sure that there would be enough takers.