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Join the navy man. If you're not 100% sure join the reserve first get your commission then you can go reg later if you like it.

The Navy doesnt really interest me, the funny thing is is that I dont have the qualifications to be a Engineer Officer in the Navy, but I have them to be a Engineer Officer for BP and be paid handsomely more.

In addition, the contractual lengths of services for the Navy are in the region 12 years, that type of commitment isnt right for me.

I'm looking into the reserve route because its ideal to get the best of both worlds and get one foot in the door experiencing it before fully committing. In regards to the Reserve Officer situation, I've read that you can go from civilian to Officer and its quicker than going the traditional route, but im unsure if one were to transfer to regular whether one would then have to go down the traditional route.
 


From what I have seen on the intelligence officer side of things,
An oxymoron if ever there was one! ;)

The Navy doesnt really interest me, the funny thing is is that I dont have the qualifications to be a Engineer Officer in the Navy, but I have them to be a Engineer Officer for BP and be paid handsomely more.

In addition, the contractual lengths of services for the Navy are in the region 12 years, that type of commitment isnt right for me.

I'm looking into the reserve route because its ideal to get the best of both worlds and get one foot in the door experiencing it before fully committing. In regards to the Reserve Officer situation, I've read that you can go from civilian to Officer and its quicker than going the traditional route, but im unsure if one were to transfer to regular whether one would then have to go down the traditional route.
You can still pack in with notice whenever you want.
 
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compare these to Officers from The Royal Green Jackets (same division) and they were more like your typical cavalry officers and what people stereotype officers to be.

Been like that since Sharpe left unfortunately!! :confused:
 
Did 9 years before leaving in 2000

Best time of my life. f***ing hard work and some hard times but made some great friends and learned a good trade which has carried me well in civ div.

RAF is the way to go for a more civilised life mind :D

Would definitely do it again and mostly regret leaving but at the time I did leave it seemed to be for the best.
 
i passed the OTC for the marines and decided last minute to go to uni instead and delay it. sometimes i think i made the wrong decision, far more often i look at what i've done and my freedom to do stuff and i'm happy i made that decision. my mam and dad collectively did 44 years, falklands, bosnia, N Ireland to name a few tours they did. Mam wouldn't let me go at a soldier, only as an officer. ended up neither.
Similar. Passed RCB and failed medical board after breaking my leg shortly after. Asked to reapply and in between broke my neck so that ruled that out.

I'd set my heart on it so was devastated but such is life.

Still wonder what if like.
 
Did 9 years before leaving in 2000

Best time of my life. f***ing hard work and some hard times but made some great friends and learned a good trade which has carried me well in civ div.

RAF is the way to go for a more civilised life mind :D

Would definitely do it again and mostly regret leaving but at the time I did leave it seemed to be for the best.

I didn't want to appear biased like. ;)

We are crying out for engineering officers though. There's a trawl for those within the ranks, I was tempted at one time.
 
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I'm looking into the reserve route because its ideal to get the best of both worlds and get one foot in the door experiencing it before fully committing. In regards to the Reserve Officer situation, I've read that you can go from civilian to Officer and its quicker than going the traditional route, but im unsure if one were to transfer to regular whether one would then have to go down the traditional route.

It will take longer to get commissioned in the reserves due to the part time nature and it being a complete fuck on, especially if you are working.

You can in rare circumstances transfer to a regular commission but this I would advise resigning and starting from scratch.
 
I didn't want to appear biased like. ;)

We are crying out for engineering officers though. There's a trawl for those within the ranks, I was tempted at one time.

My mate went for it a few years back. SNCO, twenty years engineering experience. He had no degree so they wouldn't let him. He had to become a Shiny (shudder). He'd have been a perfect SENGO by now. Barmy.
 
Great Grandad's, both Grandad's in WWII, two Uncles and my Dad were in the army, desert rats, royal marines over the years. My Dad's the only one left alive at 70yo now, was Regimental Sargent Major in the Artillery, and RSM in the territorial army, as he missed the life when he left the regulars. There isn't many conflicts/wars they all didn't miss right up to the Falklands, and the stories (some passed down) of the places they'd been, fought and got drunk in were great, so I wanted to travel the world. Which I've done but in a better paying job, although without the mates you hear of from them who they've served with.

Oh, except Northern Ireland, none of them (Dad, Uncles) liked it over there, they didn't mind conflict or been shot at, just it was "different" over there.
 
Private to Major. Best of times. I have family who have all served, when they left (early) it was all because they wanted to be home. They are all home, and all continue to talk about their times in and what a great time they had - madness. It provides food, a roof over your head, good wages once past Private and a trade. Good holidays - 38 days this year, including Bank Hols - clothes, medical, dental, travel. It's mint man and I'm not even a recruiter.

People talk about the boring times, the bad time, this and that - I bump into guys I served with 30 years ago and we pick up as if it was yesterday, there is a common bond. Sure there are bad times, but there are in every job - just read some of the comments on other threads. For me, it set me for life.
 
I think there's a particular sort of person who does well in the army. Not meaning to overly characterise but you'll probably fit in well if you enjoy being told what to do, haven't really thought about the bigger picture in life and don't think badly about filling someone in or being filled in.

Otherwise I'd steer clear.
 
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