Hello all,
I'm in the first year of a four year medical degree and have been thinking about signing up to the cadetship scheme. I've read all the bumphf and made an application for an aquaint visit but at the moment don't really feel like I know exactly what I'll be doing for my six/seven years service. How many years would I spend as GDMO before starting specialist training and what is the competition like for GP training schemes? The Army expects you to sign for a medium commission if you want to do any specialist training - is this the same in the RN?
I'm 32 now and expect to finish my FY1 year in 2011, at 37. If I sign up am I kissing any chance of a settled and stable home/family life goodbye? I have no issues with deploying to far away lands but would like to know just how much of my time I will be away for as I'm hoping marriage and children are not too far off.
Sorry for all the questions, and thanks for your time, all answers/opinions gratefully received...
I'm in the first year of a four year medical degree and have been thinking about signing up to the cadetship scheme. I've read all the bumphf and made an application for an aquaint visit but at the moment don't really feel like I know exactly what I'll be doing for my six/seven years service. How many years would I spend as GDMO before starting specialist training and what is the competition like for GP training schemes? The Army expects you to sign for a medium commission if you want to do any specialist training - is this the same in the RN?
I'm 32 now and expect to finish my FY1 year in 2011, at 37. If I sign up am I kissing any chance of a settled and stable home/family life goodbye? I have no issues with deploying to far away lands but would like to know just how much of my time I will be away for as I'm hoping marriage and children are not too far off.
Sorry for all the questions, and thanks for your time, all answers/opinions gratefully received...