Royal Navy Reserves?

The RNR is there to provide the regular RN with trained people who they can call upon when needed. Basically, you would (at weekends and evenings) do your basic training. You would then be trained in a specific role and practice elements of that role during weekends and evenings. There would probably be a bigger camp or two for a week at a time to consolidate training.
You could then be called up under the Reserve scheme and serve along side regular RN wherever and whenever needed. So, ultimately, you could spend 6 months in a war zone doing the role you are trained for.

You REALLY need to be aware of this. You don't get to pick and choose. You go where they need you. You would be part of the Armed Forces and all that entails.

Wtf they said only 27 days a year of my time... nothing about 6 months deployment... can you leave when you want? As the information is sketchy and misleading... what are the safest roles in the RNR I just wanted to get some skills and qualifications I don't particularly want to be dodging missiles. Posted from TSR Mobile

27 days a year as usual, 6 months for your actual deployment which can happen every few years. Your first post wouldn't be under war conditions just from 27 a year, they want personnel to bulk up the regulars when under stress such as the invasion of Iraq. That means being integrated periodically as a full time Sailor into the regular forces to get deployment drilled into you. In the event of war, you can be deployed with minimal training to a higher position than raw conscripts in the event of total war (ie what happened in WW1/2).

I thought the RNR didn't do to much in regards to war.. I thought it was the Army that handled the nitty gritty.. I dont particularly want to have 100 bullets flying at me so I think I'll give it a miss tbh. I am interested in helping the needy but dont want to be on the front line firing an AK47. Posted from TSR Mobile

No, the Navy wages war. Look at the Falkland Islands war for instance. The three branches have overlapping responsibilities and capabilities, each of them just commands a particular Battlezone as I understand. The RN controls the waves, so the boats and Marines for coastal assault and breaking the beachhead for the Army to invade by. You would be on a ship, maintaining it, manning the stations ect. In the event of conflict it would be less AK47's, more cruise missiles and torpedoes. I'm not in the Forces mind, but you would every few years be for 6 months or so part of the regular forces doing the regular jobs. The war's we have fought in the last few decades been primarily land based, but its the Navy that breaks in the openings and keeps the peace on the seas. In reality, if we ever face a war where the Navy is fighting on the home front, we'd already probably be in a World War/Total War scenario so conscripted anyway.

Wtf they said only 27 days a year of my time... nothing about 6 months deployment... can you leave when you want? As the information is sketchy and misleading... what are the safest roles in the RNR I just wanted to get some skills and qualifications I don't particularly want to be dodging missiles.

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If you don't want to be at risk, don't join the armed forces. It's that simple.

27 days a year as usual, 6 months for your actual deployment which can happen every few years. Your first post wouldn't be under war conditions just from 27 a year, they want personnel to bulk up the regulars when under stress such as the invasion of Iraq. That means being integrated periodically as a full time Sailor into the regular forces to get deployment drilled into you. In the event of war, you can be deployed with minimal training to a higher position than raw conscripts in the event of total war (ie what happened in WW1/2).

I'm thinking of joining the RNRR but I'm abit confussed (even after looking at their website) so you can join part-time apparently..how does this work? there was actually an advert on TV about it today saying all you do is do ate 27days a yr to them... what I really want to know is what is it I would actually be doing? I want to travel around provinding food/clothing to the sick and poor I do not want to kill anyone though I do like the idea of having a firearm with me... basically I want to save lives not take them... I also want it to be as risk free aa possible as I dont want to be captured by some jihadist etc.. I dont want to ring the recruitment line sounding silly so please inform me of what you know...

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You REALLY need to be aware of this. You don't get to pick and choose. You go where they need you. You would be part of the Armed Forces and all that entails.

Yes, yes you could.

There is no such thing as being forced to go somewhere, especially if he's a reserve!

What is "all that entails" exactly??

Once you are in and trained, you will get called up. You do not get to pick where they send you. There isn't a list of cushy places. You can volunteer for certain things, but if you are needed, they tell you and you go. I have spent quite some time with such RNR personnel and worked with them as colleagues.

'All that entails' means you fall under military regulations, you go where you are told, you train to fight etc etc. You know exactly what that means.

Well I doubt people join with thw intention to die*rolls eyes*

I have been in the process of joining the Naval Reserve for the last eight months *SIGH* and still not in yet... Such a long recruitment process!!!

If there's a really good reason, then you can defer your deployment ie. letter from civilian employer, doctor etc. but you'll have to do another deployment instead pretty soon after. Also, you won't be deployed until you've finished training and not at all if you're a student in full time education.

And you can give a months notice whenever you like, you're a volunteer afterall.

I would really recommend doing it. I still can't wait to start training even after all this waiting. (Don't expect much from the recruitment meeting though, the vids are a bit predictable...)

Would you be planning to join as an officer or a rate?

Im going in as a fast track General RNR Officer (but depending on your career you may be able to be a Specialist RNR Officer - doctor, dentist, nurse, engineer) if you have 180 UCAS points.

PM me!

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ffs does anyone have legitimate information or not!