Engineer Tech Weapons waiting time?

[Thunderbutt]

Evening, gents/ladies:

Does anyone know the average wait for someone applying for E.T (Weapons) from applying online to getting into Raleigh?

I have an application with the Army at the moment for pretty much the same job as that's what I want to do. And to be honest I'm not sure the Army way of life is appealing to me as I've seen so many people wish they chose a different service instead, even my dad said he'd go Navy/RAF if given the second chance.

I've got my job choice down, it's what I really want to do, and the Navy life seems way more appealing to me compared to Army/RAF (ships are awesome). With the Army I'm looking at early 2016 at the moment apparently, just want a rough estimate really, I'm looking to do selection for both services, and decide from there. (No point in asking the whole "Army or Navy?" Question here haha)

Many thanks!

 

[Taztiff]

Hi
My lad took about 14 months but he was brought forward by 2 months after his pre joining training in Rosyth. So should have been about 16 months.
He joined last November.

 

[Ninja_Stoker]

ET(WE) is about 8 months(ish) test to entry assuming there are no delays.

Beware going for the quick fix at this stage if intending to forge a 20 year career.

 

[Thunderbutt]

Thanks very much! The trade I've gone for is what I 100% want to do so the 8 month wait compared to the approx 2 year wait for the likes of Warfare Spec etc, is a great bonus!

Quick question, I have 5 GCSE's A*-C and a BTEC Lvl 3 Diploma in Creative media production, I've read on the website there's opportunities for a "fast track" once in trade training, is that in terms of promotion or just the 5 month course at HMS Sultan? (Reduced to say, 3 months due to Qualifications).

 

[Taztiff]

Search for links to Project Faraday.
It's not all there yet but in a nutshell it's a sneaky way of bring back the old apprenticeship but without the name.
And - before anyone else gets in - WE's go to HMS Collingwood for Phase 2 not Sultan.