Looking for Insight into CIS and WSI

[PCMasterRays]

As the title says, I'm not sure what role I want to go into.

I went through the role finder and found Aircrewman, the highest I've been off the ground is about 300ft in a building so, I'm not sure I'm cut out for it, I just don't know.

On the RN site I've whittled it down to CIS or Warfare Specialist Intelligence.

The one thing I'm thinking about is long-term, post-navy qualifications, as I've seen the opportunity to study A Levels etc. Can I do that in each of these roles?

Does anyone have insight into these roles, what's required on a daily basis after P2 training, and moreover, what I'll actually be doing for these roles, instead of the vagueness of Online resources and the AFCO.

 

[redmonkey]

Regardless of the branch you choose you will have the opportunity to study. The RN will give you a grant every year for education and there will be an education centre available if you need to improve GCSE exam results.

As for the other part of the question have a look at the search function and see what you can find there as I am sure there are many answers.

 

[mick1199]

If your looking for post-Navy qualifications and transferable skills then any engineering role will set you up well I imagine. Particularly ME and AET. My thinking was join a branch that sounds most interesting and gets me some good quals, so I went for MESM, that way if I (somehow) don’t enjoy my time in the Navy I’ve got some decent skills backing up if I was to leave.

 

[RabC]

If your looking for post-Navy qualifications and transferable skills then any engineering role will set you up well I imagine. Particularly ME and AET. My thinking was join a branch that sounds most interesting and gets me some good quals, so I went for MESM, that way if I (somehow) don’t enjoy my time in the Navy I’ve got some decent skills backing up if I was to leave.

Ooh you must have sooo much experience to offer such great advice. Wobble your head and think in this day and age what opportunities are open to WE’s? Spanner wanking isn’t all it’s made out to be, and who wants to spend their life watchkeeping?

 

[redmonkey]

All the RN engineer trades are cross transferable to outside in civvy street. Or were until C19 cause lots of engineers to have to job hunt again.

If you read the post of others on here you will find that former WE's had jobs which you might think as a WAFU type job.
Radar theory is the same on ships and aircraft and in civvy applications, likewise a gas turbine on a ship works the same as on an aircraft, it is only how the power produced is used that changes.

 

[mick1199]

Ooh you must have sooo much experience to offer such great advice. Wobble your head and think in this day and age what opportunities are open to WE’s? Spanner wanking isn’t all it’s made out to be, and who wants to spend their life watchkeeping?

Just saying it how I thought it seemed mate. I guess all the jobs in the Navy give you some skills of some sorts but for me ME looked like something I could see being really useful outside of the Navy. All you hear these is people banging on about the ‘lack of engineers’ so I figured might as well become one! No disrespect to the WEs intended.

 

[Taztiff]

No disrespect to the WEs intended.

Good.
This ex-WE has not been out of a job in the 20 years since leaving.
Currently working from home as Project Engineer liaising with equipment manufacturers to supply medical grade process lines to a factory in Costa Rica.
No torpedoes, missiles, sonars or radars in sight!!