JCTeckering
Newbie

Hi all,
I am 6 weeks away from going to Dartmouth for AOP19 - Accelerated Officer's Programme to pass out as a general entry officer RNR in September.
However, recently I was asked why I don't join full time, and I didn't have much of an answer.
I'm about to finish my teacher training qualification and have found teaching more difficult, and less rewarding than expected.
I'm an ex URNU student, so I have some degree of confidence with expectations etc, on officers, but not a great idea of possible careers/progression in either the RN or RNR.
I am going to organise a meeting at my afco, but any advice on the matter would be appreciated. Should I sack off the teaching and see if I can join Dartmouth full time? Or should I continue with the Reserves and explore the opportunity down the line to transfer form Reserve to Regular? - Does anybody do this?
Branch-wise, I am interested in intelligence, but as seems to be a trend, there is little to no information about branch choices in the RNR. If I were to join full time I would join Warfare.
I want something exciting and rewarding - I'm confident the Navy can offer this, teaching less so.
Thanks for any replies.
I am 6 weeks away from going to Dartmouth for AOP19 - Accelerated Officer's Programme to pass out as a general entry officer RNR in September.
However, recently I was asked why I don't join full time, and I didn't have much of an answer.
I'm about to finish my teacher training qualification and have found teaching more difficult, and less rewarding than expected.
I'm an ex URNU student, so I have some degree of confidence with expectations etc, on officers, but not a great idea of possible careers/progression in either the RN or RNR.
I am going to organise a meeting at my afco, but any advice on the matter would be appreciated. Should I sack off the teaching and see if I can join Dartmouth full time? Or should I continue with the Reserves and explore the opportunity down the line to transfer form Reserve to Regular? - Does anybody do this?
Branch-wise, I am interested in intelligence, but as seems to be a trend, there is little to no information about branch choices in the RNR. If I were to join full time I would join Warfare.
I want something exciting and rewarding - I'm confident the Navy can offer this, teaching less so.
Thanks for any replies.