I'm not affiliated with anything going on down there, know someone who did go a few years back. They are hiring now for winter.
Indeed has listings.
Or just search " McMurdo Jobs ".
If you have any 18 or older kids that you want to disappear for a few months, that may work .
Just a heads for for anyone that wants to stay cool this summer.
Pay is excellent, room and board included.
You get shipped for free .

I would like to take that trip it looks crazy on the ships with the massive waves.

Neighbors were down there last couple of weeks, photos were very interesting.

if you really do want to go....

https://www.amentumcareers.com...odes%5B%5D=AQ&query=

Would be fun, they fly you in, will be all dark there for winter. You fly out of Christchurch New Zealand.

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if you really do want to go....

https://www.amentumcareers.com...odes%5B%5D=AQ&query=

Excellent link, Thank you.

Do they get cable TV there?

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Do they get cable TV there?

Probably not cable
Who knows nowadays, especially if they use Starlink or something, years ago the internet was slow.

I just rewatched my copy of the Thing {1982) so not only will I take a pass because of the weather but could be some life forms hostile to humans.

I used to know a young man that worked there. I think he did it at least 3 years in a row and the last I heard he moved to Alaska. He seemed to like it, he was a boilermaker.

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I used to know a young man that worked there. I think he did it at least 3 years in a row and the last I heard he moved to Alaska. He seemed to like it, he was a boilermaker.

The guy I knew was a light equipment mechanic.
From what I remember they focused on your mental state (dark all the time, interacting with others) more than your ability.
You can learn what you don't know.
Health and dental is very important.
Still might be a six day work week but nothing to do there anyway, very laid back no hurry sorta thing.
He went to the South Pole over the ice as a support mechanic a couple times, pretty rare at Mcmurdo at that time.
No out of pocket expenses while there.

No mention of pay.

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No mention of pay.

The indeed site shows light mechanic at $1,500 a Week. I think, without looking, dishwashers were around $900. a week.

I went to ANTARCTICA 2 years ago in their summer and absolutely loved it.

As a former marine biologist I was fascinated with all the marine life there and their relaxed interaction with people (who were not allowed to interact with them). Also, the history of the continent is absolutely fascinating as well.

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I went to ANTARCTICA 2 years ago in their summer and absolutely loved it...

We also loved our cruise about five years ago, it was in Jan or Feb during their summer. Had great weather, 32 and sunny nearly every day. No problems crossing the Drake Passage either.

Lots of companies do Antarctica, we were happy with Tauck on a Ponant ship.

https://www.tauck.com/tours/antarctica-cruise

One of our stops was a Ukrainian research station.

http://uac.gov.ua/en/vernadsky-station-en/

We're scheduled on a cruise in Jan 2028. Definitely a bucket list item! I'm not thrilled about the Drake Passage, though the "rough" water I've experienced on cruises has been fun, but it hasn't ever been rough.

No thanks on being there during their winter!

I've always wanted to go but have zero useful skills.

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We're scheduled on a cruise in Jan 2028. Definitely a bucket list item! I'm not thrilled about the Drake Passage, though the "rough" water I've experienced on cruises has been fun, but it hasn't ever been rough.

No thanks on being there during their winter!

The Drake can be anything from mild to wild. My wife can get seasick fairly easily and we brought all sorts of medications for her on the way down. Seas were 14’ to 20’ which was fairly mild for that part of the world and she didn’t have any real issues.

I have had extensive time offshore and knew what cabin to get which was the lowest deck and amidships which drastically help reduced the motion. It was also some of the least expensive! Interestingly the most expensive were on the highest deck and we hardly saw those people!!

On the way back we hit 25-35’ seas but most people were accustomed to to the ships motion and it didn’t really affect too many people.

It also helped that we were on a fairly new ship that was only a few years old that had active stabilizers to minimize the ships roll.

This was the ship..

https://www.travelhx.com/en-au/ships/roald-amundsen/

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Originally posted by smlsig:

The Drake can be anything from mild to wild. My wife can get seasick fairly easily and we brought all sorts of medications for her on the way down. Seas were 14’ to 20’ which was fairly mild for that part of the world and she didn’t have any real issues.

I have had extensive time offshore and knew what cabin to get which was the lowest deck and amidships which drastically help reduced the motion. It was also some of the least expensive! Interestingly the most expensive were on the highest deck and we hardly saw those people!!

We've been in 20' seas a few times and I thought it was fun. I am not prone to seasickness, nor is the wife. We will definitely bring plenty of pills, though.

Our cabin is aft facing. This ship offers non-suites there, unlike most which put very expensive suites looking aft. So we're taking our chances. Pitch isn't usually a motion sickness inducing motion, so being away from midship seems to be low risk.

Because of this thread I sent this link to my son, college boy: United State Antarctic Program.

He’s working on his BS in geology with a minor in chemistry or possibly a second major in chemistry. I’ve previously suggest and internship in Alaska, but a job in Antarctica is probably cooler.

In 1968 I tried to get stationed above the Artic Circle, primarily in Greenland. About the same time, the Army eliminated my MOS from there. Broke my heart.