Hello,
Can anybody offer any insight in the training for LSO?
I know that there is an initial 10 weeks at BRNC followed by 71 weeks at HMS Raleigh. My understanding is that this is not all at HMS Raleigh- but some time spent at sea?
Any insight would be helpful, but specifically:
Is this still Raleigh or is it now Worthy Down?
How long is spent at HMS Raleigh/WD vs at sea?
Is training only with RFA or is there some with RN?
Is it classroom/practical/mixture?
How are things assessed?
Can you fail out during training? (If so, do people?)
And theoretically after two years training you might not be offered a permanent position. Does this ever happen? I'm assuming if they've put the time and money into training you they're going to use unless you're particularly crap or there's some kind of massive organisational change gone on.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Can anybody offer any insight in the training for LSO?
I know that there is an initial 10 weeks at BRNC followed by 71 weeks at HMS Raleigh. My understanding is that this is not all at HMS Raleigh- but some time spent at sea?
Any insight would be helpful, but specifically:
Is this still Raleigh or is it now Worthy Down?
How long is spent at HMS Raleigh/WD vs at sea?
Is training only with RFA or is there some with RN?
Is it classroom/practical/mixture?
How are things assessed?
Can you fail out during training? (If so, do people?)
And theoretically after two years training you might not be offered a permanent position. Does this ever happen? I'm assuming if they've put the time and money into training you they're going to use unless you're particularly crap or there's some kind of massive organisational change gone on.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.