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Hello everybody I am 24 based in the south east and have always wanted to join the RFA as either a communications officer or an officer cadet. Although I have an unspent conviction for common assault x2 convicted last August I am extremely remorseful for my victims and have since apologised and...

Hello, Looking for a bit more information regarding the qualified technician entry route please. I’m an ex RN weapons engineer, and have been working civilian engineering jobs for the last few years within a variety of demanding engineering sectors, however I’m looking to get back into the...

I've been reading up on the eng1 over the past few months and am finally at that stage. I've seen that some of the eng1 doctors are straightforward and others are strict. My nearest is Nottingham has anyone had theirs there and can review? Also anyone else had particularly easy or strict ones...

Hoping this may be of use to new applicants like myself. I just wanted to summarise how the application process has been for me. I applied in August 2022 for an ETO Cadetship. Initial contact was pretty quick and I was invited to do the Defence Aptitude Assessment within a week. I spent a week...

Hi all! I'm currently midway through with my application process for the RFA as a deck cadet officer. I have a few questions which maybe some users on here may be-able to clear up for me. I have tried researching them, however some questions are not covered and others are fairly outdated - so...

Hi all, just wondering does anyone know how long the SIFT stage takes? Also if you manage to get through SIFT and interview what does the training pipeline involve as it is a qualified position? Any help or advice with this role would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, I have my RFA interview on 6th April for the CIS Apprentice role. I feel as if I have done a good amount of research and revision but there are a few things I am unsure of, if someone could help me out a little bit I would really appreciate it! First off, I have looked at other forums to...

Hi, I’m currently in the application process to join the RFA as a CIS apprentice and my application is currently awaiting SIFT. I’ll find out in the next few weeks whether I have been successful or not and if I have been called for interview. I’m quite nervous about the SIFT so just wanted to...

The RFA haven't posted much about accommodation in the RFA. I've seen youtube videos about the cabins on the ships. I was just wondering if any fellow RFA workers could tell me what the accommodation like. Could anyone tell me the rent prices, what would you advice give? And what should I...

Hey guys, Sorry if this one has been found out and posted already... I'm hopefully off to Raleigh in April as a seaman apprentice and I've completed most of my checklist except for the blood group and vaccines, which I really struggled to sort out. So! For anyone else who is struggling and...

Hey all, Just looking to see if there’s any younger people wanting to join the RFA who want to talk about the process/have already joined to give some insight. I feel like it’s a very male dominated career with a lot of older people (not that it’s a bad thing I would just want some friends at...

Hello everyone, Welcome to this forum, the Aim of this forum is to provide help to applicants going through the application/ recruitment process for the RFA as an APPRENTICE. I was in the RFA as a chef apprentice back in January 2019, I have a huge passion for the company and it’s staff and...

Before I begin, I apologise if some of these questions have been asked before, I have tried using the search bar but it doesn't really yield the results I want or up to date information. If you have the urge to tell me to use the search bar then I'd kindly suggest if you just ignore my thread...

Hi guys. So I applied for an apprenticeship for the second time and got rejected again. The first time I believe my application was just a bit shit (deck hand). The second time (engineering apprentice) I had multiple people proof read it and it was pretty damn good. I'm trying to not get...

Hello Guys, As a bit of a lurker on Rum Ration, I know that people understandably get rather irked by those of us who turn up and say "hey, tell me everything about the role I've applied for!" and in doing so demonstrate that we haven't done the slightest bit of research for ourselves ;) So...

Received a provisional offer for the Apprentice Steward role to start in April 2021 - anyone else on here received an offer too?

If somebody could go over an average Day or shift in the CIS branch for a CR1 I'd be very appreciative. If you're apart of another branch and have a spare few minutes please write what an average Day in your branch is like as I'm sure others looking to join your branch would like to see a...

I have been given a date for my psychometric test to be a chef apprenticeship with the RFA. Yay!! I applied for it at the beginning of August. ! Sept 1st is when the test is. I am very nervous because I have dyslexia. I'm scared if I ask for help. I know everyone can be super nice about it. But...

From my sifting through the forum it seems that it'll either be Glasgow or Fleetwood although I've also been told conflicting information regarding other nautical colleges. I'm joining as deck cadet. I'm 100% committed to my career choice either way, but it's going to be a bit of a bugger to...

Hi, about half a year ago i applied for the british army, had my medical exam and was barred due to the fact i have familial hypercholesterolemia. i understand the RFA have different guidelines for medical exams. i was wondering that even though i have familial hypercholesterolemia and have to...