Start date timeline

[Wat3r46]

Currently in the application process for AET. Interview completed, RNFT completed, security and medical questionnaire completed (3 months ago), just waiting on my face to face medical. Wonder if anybody can tell me of the possible timeline for face to face medicals and phase 1 training? Do AET's have certain start dates in the calendar? No response from AFCO to any of my questions.

 

[Jonadame]

Started application may, finished medical 15th Oct. No date yet but been told could be March or possibly later, AFCO doesn’t know


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[mick1199]

Currently in the application process for AET. Interview completed, RNFT completed, security and medical questionnaire completed (3 months ago), just waiting on my face to face medical. Wonder if anybody can tell me of the possible timeline for face to face medicals and phase 1 training? Do AET's have certain start dates in the calendar? No response from AFCO to any of my questions.

Passed my medical a few weeks ago and currently waiting on a start date, told it could be around February but could also be later or earlier. F2F medical, PJFT and security clearance will follow for me. I’ve applied as an ET(MESM) though so our start dates might go through at different speeds. As always AFCO is usually the best source of info, my own advisor has been spot on but it’s more or less impossible to get an exact date yet.

Keep us up to date though mate, the wait is driving me mental. Where was the fitness test done? Navy site says they’re usually done at your nearest Nuffield gym, the ‘nearest’ for me is like an hours drive so it’s a bit of a ball ache but hey-ho.

 

[papercuts]

I’ve also completed every step apart from the full medical which will come after I have been given my entry date. My AFCO put a bid in at the start of September and I was told that it may be a little in to the new year, but of course the pandemic is bringing all kinds of uncertainties. As @mick1199 said, the wait is driving me mental, too! Just trying to stay patient and let it play out Good Luck!

 

[mick1199]

@papercuts have you down the fitness test as well? What time did you get? I’ve heard some of the tests they’ll just set the speed for you so you more or less breeze it and pass in the not far from the required time, others where they give you free reign. Just wondering what to expect. Shouldn’t have an issue passing, it’s more the what and where of it.

 

[Wat3r46]

@mick1199 when I went for my fitness test I was able to control the speed myself. They have to put in the initial speed you want to start at but after that you can change it yourself.

 

[mick1199]

Cheers. Just wondering how it all works when you get there

 

[papercuts]

Cheers. Just wondering how it all works when you get there

That was the same for me as well; I found the speed that they initially set for me was fine but you can change it throughout the run. They will also give you a blood pressure test so don’t drink / eat rubbish before you begin - just a heads up. Then just focus on the run really, they will fill in the results sheet then e-mail it to your AFCO. Good Luck mate - smash it!

 

[mick1199]

That was the same for me as well; I found the speed that they initially set for me was fine but you can change it throughout the run. They will also give you a blood pressure test so don’t drink / eat rubbish before you begin - just a heads up. Then just focus on the run really, they will fill in the results sheet then e-mail it to your AFCO. Good Luck mate - smash it!

Spot on, cheers pal! I was planning on just running it in a slow time with the aim of getting an easy pass rather than pushing myself and end up failing, I’ll save the speed for the same test at basic.

 

[Qwe]

Currently in the application process for AET. Interview completed, RNFT completed, security and medical questionnaire completed (3 months ago), just waiting on my face to face medical. Wonder if anybody can tell me of the possible timeline for face to face medicals and phase 1 training? Do AET's have certain start dates in the calendar? No response from AFCO to any of my questions.

Hi mate. Im at the stage where i’m just now killing time; i have my date and i’m just waiting. I applied Feb/april this year and i had already done my psychometric 2 years ago so i skipped that stage. I got my date for my face to face in July. All i can say is I was pestering the AFCO most weeks to see any updates - to the point where they wanted me off their cases so that may have pushed things forward a lot. The overall waiting time for me was about a year from first application to entry date. Hope this helps

 

[Jonadame]

Hi mate. Im at the stage where i’m just now killing time; i have my date and i’m just waiting. I applied Feb/april this year and i had already done my psychometric 2 years ago so i skipped that stage. I got my date for my face to face in July. All i can say is I was pestering the AFCO most weeks to see any updates - to the point where they wanted me off their cases so that may have pushed things forward a lot. The overall waiting time for me was about a year from first application to entry date. Hope this helps

I’m waiting for a date since passing medical mid October and applied for AET too. My AFCO said dates are being pushed back because of Covid. I could be looking anywhere from March-July next year. Did you find out your date recently mate?


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[Qwe]

I’m waiting for a date since passing medical mid October and applied for AET too. My AFCO said dates are being pushed back because of Covid. I could be looking anywhere from March-July next year. Did you find out your date recently mate?


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Found my date 1-2 week of October. Best advice to keep in contact with AFCO to be kept in the loop but like i said i had around 1 year from first applying to my entry. Good luck mate

 

[Supportive Dad]

My son (AET) received an email on Friday from his AFCO. It was a general notice to all the recruits that things are very busy with loads of applicants. Add in Covid and it is a case of being patient. The email emphasized the need to keep fitness levels up. He applied in early April and just has the PJFT and Face2face medical left to do.

 

[Jonadame]

Thanks for the replies. Hopefully training numbers pick up now they are able to take more numbers Jan onwards.


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[mick1199]

I applied as an ET(MESM) which was classed as a priority role at the time. AFCO reckoned I could have a start date by February, but could by earlier or later. I think January is out of the question now. Been about a month since my start date was requested so just twiddling my thumbs and keeping at the running until I hear something.