Philippine Merchant Marine Academy PMMA – Philippine Merchant Marine Academy PMMA: Premier Maritime Education Since 1963

15 Brutally Honest Truths About PMMA

• The only academy where “merchant marine” means both sailing dreams and military discipline
• PMMA WiFi is as reliable as a rookie cadet’s first knot – don’t depend on it
• You haven’t truly experienced PMMA until you’ve polished brass at 3AM
• Cadets communicate in nautical terms and sleep-deprived mumbles
• The quarterdeck is 50% inspection-ready and 50% cadets questioning their life choices
• Every PMMA student has mastered sleeping while standing watch
• The real school color isn’t white – it’s the shade of your sunburn after deck drills
• You’ll develop a sixth sense for knowing which officers are doing rounds
• Fire drills are just tests to see who can shout “Fire in the hole!” the loudest
• Chief Mates can detect half-polished shoes from three decks away
• The only thing more precise than your navigation are your excuses
• You know you’re true PMMA material when you consider the ship your home
• Graduation is just PMMA saying “Now go sail the seven seas (and send money home)”
• The engineering program is where they teach you to fix engines but not your sleep schedule
• Campus is so nautical even the seagulls salute officers

Originally posted 2008-11-26 20:30:14.