Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide any info regarding the current state of AIB and what waiting times are looking like etc?
I am currently applying for HM Officer and I was originally supposed to have my AIB back at the start of march (after being on the waiting list since October 2019) in time for the May 2020 intake but it got cancelled due to lockdown. I was kept fairly updated about virtual AIB and the slow progress due to the cancelled may intake and to expect an AIB for the larger September intake however, it's been months and i have heard next to nothing regarding waiting times, when I could expect an AIB date or even just a general update from the AFCO.
I did message my ACLO back in August and was told about the current backlog of other HM officer candidates and that I was on the list for the next intake (which at the time would of been the January 2021 intake) but that time has came and past and I've still heard nothing. I did try to contact my ACLO again to no success (due to admin changes apparently) and have also noticed that applications for HM officer have also now closed on the RN website.
I don't know if I'm now at the back of a long que for the May 2021 intake or if I've just been forgotten about but the frustration of having a cancelled AIB and then being told to wait for the next intake, which ended up being the larger one in September and now the one in January, is beginning to effect my commitment to waiting and my own personal life as I turned down other employment and postgraduate education with the idea that I would be joining the Navy as either an officer, or if unsuccessful at AIB, a rating by next year at some point.
I'm fully willing to move to a rating role which I was told would be much faster since I have already passed everything else however I keep being told it's worth to wait and have a chance at the officer role but after over a year since intially passing the SIFT (and a 2 year wait on my medical before even that) I'm beginning to get annoyed with the complete lack of info and effort on their part it seems for an application process that has had me waiting 3 years already.
Is anyone able to officer any guidance on AFCO/AIB communication at the moment or how to handle being in such a situation where every few months I'm just told to wait longer? As it just seems the Navy has lost any effort in keeping candidates already this far in the system.
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Ray
I was wondering if anyone would be able to provide any info regarding the current state of AIB and what waiting times are looking like etc?
I am currently applying for HM Officer and I was originally supposed to have my AIB back at the start of march (after being on the waiting list since October 2019) in time for the May 2020 intake but it got cancelled due to lockdown. I was kept fairly updated about virtual AIB and the slow progress due to the cancelled may intake and to expect an AIB for the larger September intake however, it's been months and i have heard next to nothing regarding waiting times, when I could expect an AIB date or even just a general update from the AFCO.
I did message my ACLO back in August and was told about the current backlog of other HM officer candidates and that I was on the list for the next intake (which at the time would of been the January 2021 intake) but that time has came and past and I've still heard nothing. I did try to contact my ACLO again to no success (due to admin changes apparently) and have also noticed that applications for HM officer have also now closed on the RN website.
I don't know if I'm now at the back of a long que for the May 2021 intake or if I've just been forgotten about but the frustration of having a cancelled AIB and then being told to wait for the next intake, which ended up being the larger one in September and now the one in January, is beginning to effect my commitment to waiting and my own personal life as I turned down other employment and postgraduate education with the idea that I would be joining the Navy as either an officer, or if unsuccessful at AIB, a rating by next year at some point.
I'm fully willing to move to a rating role which I was told would be much faster since I have already passed everything else however I keep being told it's worth to wait and have a chance at the officer role but after over a year since intially passing the SIFT (and a 2 year wait on my medical before even that) I'm beginning to get annoyed with the complete lack of info and effort on their part it seems for an application process that has had me waiting 3 years already.
Is anyone able to officer any guidance on AFCO/AIB communication at the moment or how to handle being in such a situation where every few months I'm just told to wait longer? As it just seems the Navy has lost any effort in keeping candidates already this far in the system.
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Ray
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