GoldenRivet
Newbie

Hi All,
For the past couple of years I've been working towards getting things in place so I can join the RNR. Fitness, schedule and general family routines etc. I'm now at the point where I'm applying and got an informal visit scheduled with my local unit in the next few weeks after putting my application in.
Without giving too much away on an online forum I've spent much of the past 15 years since I left school in the IT Security industry and worked my way up to board level. Always had an interest in the Navy and owned many boats over the years and through work I've gained a lot of interest in communications.
While I'm looking for a new challenge and adding a bit more of an adventurous side to my life I'd like to know if in the RNR there is much chance to do things like communications and the electronic side of things?
I have tried asking everyone I've engaged with so far and the answers I've got have been more along the lines of we'll get you to a good standard for basic training and then you can look at branches.
While I don't mind that, I'd just sort of like to know what the options actually are so I can start to focus on those elements. If it's not comms or whatever then fine I'm entirely open to looking at entirely new things, but if there are then obviously that's where my interest lie.
GR
For the past couple of years I've been working towards getting things in place so I can join the RNR. Fitness, schedule and general family routines etc. I'm now at the point where I'm applying and got an informal visit scheduled with my local unit in the next few weeks after putting my application in.
Without giving too much away on an online forum I've spent much of the past 15 years since I left school in the IT Security industry and worked my way up to board level. Always had an interest in the Navy and owned many boats over the years and through work I've gained a lot of interest in communications.
While I'm looking for a new challenge and adding a bit more of an adventurous side to my life I'd like to know if in the RNR there is much chance to do things like communications and the electronic side of things?
I have tried asking everyone I've engaged with so far and the answers I've got have been more along the lines of we'll get you to a good standard for basic training and then you can look at branches.
While I don't mind that, I'd just sort of like to know what the options actually are so I can start to focus on those elements. If it's not comms or whatever then fine I'm entirely open to looking at entirely new things, but if there are then obviously that's where my interest lie.
GR