Nate met Jeff during a Live Chat inside the Essential Craftsman Academy. In this interview they chat about engineering, the pros and cons of serving in the Coast Guard and much more.

0:00 Intro

3:22 Background

8:33 Merchant

9:44 Responsibilities

14:12 Agreements

15:41 Academy & training

19:13 Types of engineering

26:16 Overlap with trades

30:27 Ship operations

37:58 Pros & cons

45:23 Career now

48:20 Resources & advocacy

52:55 Naval architecture

55:36 Fork in the road

57:38 Craftsmanship & mentor

1:01:42 gocoastguard.com

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