Dorian Filip was a massage therapist in 2009, working aboard the Seabourn Odyssey on its maiden voyage around the Mediterranean. After some years in the industry, he had developed aches in his neck, shoulder, and hands that were increasingly painful, and thoughts of quitting were on his mind.
“I said, ‘If nothing works, I‘ll go to the army—I’ll go spend five years there, and they'll give me a pension after.’”
