Fauxbrother
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So I applied to the Royal Navy at the start of the year with the hopes of becoming a mine clearance diver. I passed my aptitude test and interview stage and was told after my medical and pre-navy fitness test it could be 6-12 months before I could attend the final potential divers assessment. I was okay with this waiting time but was also asked to have a former flesh tunnel repaired before my application could continue. I've just had my stitches removed and contacted my careers advisor who informed me the waiting list for divers is currently around 3yrs. I was certainly hoping to begin my navy career much sooner than that so was advised to select a different role and apply to the divers from within the service.
I was hoping I could get some advice from people within the Navy that could suggest a role that meets the criteria for everything I hope to get out of my time in the service before hopefully moving on to the clearance divers.
I have looked through multiple roles on the RN website but I want to make sure the role I choose is the right one for me and I believe speaking to people with experience is the best way to do so.
I am looking for a role that is very physical and hands on, not overly technical (i.e. not An engineer or communications role). Though not my main motivation for joining the Navy it is also important to me that my role involves a good deal of travel and time spent at sea, the more the better.
I am 21 years old, educated up to A-level with good grades but I have no degree. I am also very fit and can currently run the pre-navy fitness 2.4K on an incline treadmill in 7min 40sec.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated!
I was hoping I could get some advice from people within the Navy that could suggest a role that meets the criteria for everything I hope to get out of my time in the service before hopefully moving on to the clearance divers.
I have looked through multiple roles on the RN website but I want to make sure the role I choose is the right one for me and I believe speaking to people with experience is the best way to do so.
I am looking for a role that is very physical and hands on, not overly technical (i.e. not An engineer or communications role). Though not my main motivation for joining the Navy it is also important to me that my role involves a good deal of travel and time spent at sea, the more the better.
I am 21 years old, educated up to A-level with good grades but I have no degree. I am also very fit and can currently run the pre-navy fitness 2.4K on an incline treadmill in 7min 40sec.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated!