Royal navy help?
Hi everyone.
My name is Cameron, I'm new to this form and i have a bit of an issue.
I passed the selection process for the royal navy last year in July, the same month i left school. When i passed i was given the impression that i will be leaving home and starting my training around 4-6 weeks after. However as we all know the recent cuts in the economy has effect my waiting list as a seaman spec from weeks, to a year and now 4 years.
My question is, should i stick out this job i don't like and start doing A levels and retaking gcse's, which is now 8 months after i left school for the next year and finish them when i am 18, or should i apply as a rating into the merchant navy, which seems incredibly tempting. I am very confused on this current situation, if i start training for the merchant navy now, i will go into a job with only 7 gcse qualifications, two of which are math and science at grade d. Or should i do two A levels, and retake my maths and science for the next year and then, of course still no word from the navy, try and apply for the merchant navy and see what i can do then.
My main concern is that i will miss out on 2-3 years worth of experience at sea, i want to go in at the lowest level, and take my a levels when i am older, but my parents say i should do it to give me more of an opportunity. bearing in mind that all of this will happen while i am waiting for the navy, or if they ever ring me again, after 4 years.
i really don't now.
Anyway thanks for reading and i hope i have posted in the right thread, i was a bit uncertain on that. Thanks.
My name is Cameron, I'm new to this form and i have a bit of an issue.
I passed the selection process for the royal navy last year in July, the same month i left school. When i passed i was given the impression that i will be leaving home and starting my training around 4-6 weeks after. However as we all know the recent cuts in the economy has effect my waiting list as a seaman spec from weeks, to a year and now 4 years.
My question is, should i stick out this job i don't like and start doing A levels and retaking gcse's, which is now 8 months after i left school for the next year and finish them when i am 18, or should i apply as a rating into the merchant navy, which seems incredibly tempting. I am very confused on this current situation, if i start training for the merchant navy now, i will go into a job with only 7 gcse qualifications, two of which are math and science at grade d. Or should i do two A levels, and retake my maths and science for the next year and then, of course still no word from the navy, try and apply for the merchant navy and see what i can do then.
My main concern is that i will miss out on 2-3 years worth of experience at sea, i want to go in at the lowest level, and take my a levels when i am older, but my parents say i should do it to give me more of an opportunity. bearing in mind that all of this will happen while i am waiting for the navy, or if they ever ring me again, after 4 years.
i really don't now.
Anyway thanks for reading and i hope i have posted in the right thread, i was a bit uncertain on that. Thanks.
Studying for A levels or being bummed by big fat hairy men on a large ship - it's a tough choice.
Original post by Cameron10
Original post by Cameron10
Hi i am going in as a seaman spec, and someone told a person that it will be 4 years for that job.
Definitely ring your Armed Forces Careers Officer or just walk into the armed forces office. This is the only way you'll find out what's happening.
Then if you are waiting years, take your A-levels and re-take GCSE's whilst you wait.
Two birds with one stone
Original post by Cameron10
Hi everyone.
My name is Cameron, I'm new to this form and i have a bit of an issue.
I passed the selection process for the royal navy last year in July, the same month i left school. When i passed i was given the impression that i will be leaving home and starting my training around 4-6 weeks after. However as we all know the recent cuts in the economy has effect my waiting list as a seaman spec from weeks, to a year and now 4 years.
My question is, should i stick out this job i don't like and start doing A levels and retaking gcse's, which is now 8 months after i left school for the next year and finish them when i am 18, or should i apply as a rating into the merchant navy, which seems incredibly tempting. I am very confused on this current situation, if i start training for the merchant navy now, i will go into a job with only 7 gcse qualifications, two of which are math and science at grade d. Or should i do two A levels, and retake my maths and science for the next year and then, of course still no word from the navy, try and apply for the merchant navy and see what i can do then.
My main concern is that i will miss out on 2-3 years worth of experience at sea, i want to go in at the lowest level, and take my a levels when i am older, but my parents say i should do it to give me more of an opportunity. bearing in mind that all of this will happen while i am waiting for the navy, or if they ever ring me again, after 4 years.
i really don't now.
Anyway thanks for reading and i hope i have posted in the right thread, i was a bit uncertain on that. Thanks.
My name is Cameron, I'm new to this form and i have a bit of an issue.
I passed the selection process for the royal navy last year in July, the same month i left school. When i passed i was given the impression that i will be leaving home and starting my training around 4-6 weeks after. However as we all know the recent cuts in the economy has effect my waiting list as a seaman spec from weeks, to a year and now 4 years.
My question is, should i stick out this job i don't like and start doing A levels and retaking gcse's, which is now 8 months after i left school for the next year and finish them when i am 18, or should i apply as a rating into the merchant navy, which seems incredibly tempting. I am very confused on this current situation, if i start training for the merchant navy now, i will go into a job with only 7 gcse qualifications, two of which are math and science at grade d. Or should i do two A levels, and retake my maths and science for the next year and then, of course still no word from the navy, try and apply for the merchant navy and see what i can do then.
My main concern is that i will miss out on 2-3 years worth of experience at sea, i want to go in at the lowest level, and take my a levels when i am older, but my parents say i should do it to give me more of an opportunity. bearing in mind that all of this will happen while i am waiting for the navy, or if they ever ring me again, after 4 years.
i really don't now.
Anyway thanks for reading and i hope i have posted in the right thread, i was a bit uncertain on that. Thanks.
Why do you want to go in at the lowest level when you can do your A-Levels and join as an officer? That does sound awfully pretentious, but it's true! There's a lot to be said for working your way up from the bottom, but why would you want to, given the opportunity to go straight in as an officer? You (currently) only need 180UCAS points which is three D grades at A level!
Anyway, definitely go for the academic qualifications. They will serve you far better than 'experience' at sea in the Merchant Navy. You don't want to be lumbered with having to study A-Levels whilst perhaps supporting a family and paying a mortgage. Get them out of the way now when you've got no monetary dependencies so to speak - you won't regret it!
even if you dont have the aptitude for commissioned officer, you will need the equivilent of GCSE grade C english and maths to become a NCO anyway so youve nothing to loose doing it now. Also more qualifications is always a good thing. You might even be offered a different more technical branch which you hadnt considered in a few years when recruitment is better.
Sea experience in the merchant navy means very little to the RN as only the general experience will help you a little, and despite being called a seaman specialist, only part of your job is direct seamanship.
Sea experience in the merchant navy means very little to the RN as only the general experience will help you a little, and despite being called a seaman specialist, only part of your job is direct seamanship.
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