<p>Can you serve u.s by joining maritime industry?is transporting goods or troops to other counries still serving your country?</p>
<p>i donno...why don't you go ask the thousands of merchant mariners that died during WWII due to German U-Boats...I think they'll give you a good answer to your question. </p>
<p>Remember...just cause your not putting lead down range doesn't mean your not serving the country.</p>
<p>Are you asking can you serve the country or are you asking can you utilize your employment in the maritime industry as a means to fulfill your obligation after you graduate from the USMMA? </p>
<p>DG3 makes a very good point and it is very sad that those thousands of merchant mariners from WWII did not get the recognition from our country that they deserved.</p>