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Just curious and wanna know if you can marry before joining the royal navy?
I started the process and about to receive my invitation letter, but I got married so should I alert my recruiter to change my status to married?
Hi everyone, I was made TMU by capita until I had a blood test because I was at higher risk of sickle cell disease, I got an email today about a Paper Review Appointment, does this mean there is a problem or is this just procedure?Many Thanks
I heard someone say you could do A-levels in the navy, personally I’m not an academic genius but I am still getting B’s and higher in all of my expected grade targets, and thought I might as well apply to get both experience in engineering and academic qualifications. But I am unsure of how much...
Evening shipmates,A lot of people know me by my writing and love of history, especially naval history and shipwrecks, and so I thought I'd share a few books that may be of interest to those on here.I have written 18 books in total, I've spaced a few genres out (military and ship-related)...
I was charged as medically unfit due to calcium deposits, found in y kidneys back in 2011, I have recently been to the hospital and had a check up to prove that this information was obsolete, according the my medical results and my GP I am both physically and mentally healthy enough to join the...
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I served in the Navy as an ETME for 3 years now. I got a degree in electrical engineering and master’s in management before joining Navy. I was supposed to join as an Officer but couldn’t due to waiting time and other limitations when I made my application. I was very focused on joining and...
I have applied for Weapons engineer submariner, I was wondering how often you get a port visit, I know for instance that the ballistic subs don't really do run ashores due to the job they perform, but attack sub from what I understand tend to accompany Fleets, preform some covert escort, or...
I thought I'd make a post detailing the week by week of INT(R), because its daunting enough going in, its even worse going in blind. I've had to bastardize a few bits because I was only on a 9-week course, instead of the usual 10 (No idea why), I know there's a few already on this site, but...
The author, Gareth Glover, himself a former junior naval officer and now a military historian, who has studied the Napoleonic Wars extensively for many years and, interestingly enough for a sailor, is apparently especially well known both for his knowledge of the Peninsular Campaign and...
Hi there,I'm currently looking into a couple things and became curious about whether someone can join as an MA and progress to become a Naval Nursing Student, or even go as far as becoming a Nursing Officer. For some background, I'm currently a HCA (Healthcare Assistant) on the staff bank in...
Although aimed at Ship Modellers I believe that this book would be of enjoyed by anyone with an interest in Ships generally and Royal Naval Ships in particular.Very clearly laid out with some very nice photographs of the various classes of ships covered. The photographs cover the development...
I don’t suppose that many people are given the opportunity to write a review about reviews, but this is an opportunity which I am glad to grasp with both hands - or perhaps, to draw on the old maxim, “one hand for myself and one for the ship”. Why? Because this is a surprisingly weighty tome for...
For once this is a book that does exactly what it says on the cover – it is a list of every warship to sail under RN Colours. This won’t therefore be a review of the book rather than a description of its contents.To cover the best part of seven centuries requires quite a size and this book...
Afternoon,I've been out the Army about 2 years and want to look at joining as a mine clearance diver, however I've heard the job has a shocking waiting list for the PDA and diver medical. Instead of doing that I'm looking to join as a mine warfare specialist then hopefully transfer branch to...
An extremely well researched and comprehensive read, but, it is a weighty tome indeed. This account covers just about everything to do with Naval intelligence you could think of, personnel, incidents, codes, ciphers and general intelligence gathering.There is a brief account of the early...
Hello.I have already submitted the application. Awaiting the date for the naval test.I am looking to join the Royal Navy as a Communications Specialist (CIS) (...
Hey everyone. This is a bit of a daft question but curiosity got the better of me. I seen somewhere that the Astute class submarines have a bunk for each member of the crew, therefor ending hot-bunking. Can anyone confirm this?
Hi all. Planning to send my application to the RN at some point this year. I’m confident with all the eligibility aspects however I am somewhat concerned at a previous mental health issue I had. I was off sick from work (was working in NHS at the time and was off for about 6-7weeks) for a short...
Hi everyone, I was looking at the Warfare Intelligence Officer role and wanted to ask about the entry requirements. It says you need 72 UCAS points / 5 GCSE’s. All I was wondering was do you need both the UCAS points and the GCSE’s? I have over 72 UCAS points but not 5 GCSE’s so I was wondering...