Navy officer a levels

Thanks i just thought being a warfare officer would be fairly maths based but dont want to take that for a level :-/ You know a lot about it thanks, So any degree or A levels as long as i get 3 C's :-)How competitive is the warfare branch do you know?

My recruitment adviser told me that they always hire 10% more than they need to initially to fill the spaces as thats the dropout rate during the selection process, not through beating each other per se, but from failing fitness tests, selection tests etc etc. If you do the bare minimum you might just about get through, but it will be picked up on in your interview, and you would have to sell yourself hard. Where it would really bite you in the backside however is during basic training, as the instructors do not take kindly to slackers or "grey men" who get the work done and keep their heads down with nothing extra to contribute. After that promotion will be especially hard, as it gets very competitive very quickly.

My advice is not to worry about getting the minimum, but in 110% into everything. If you feel like you have your A levels sorted (lets be honest their the most important thing) then apply for extra stuff, join the local cadets, do DofE, out of school activities etc etc.

Try as hard as you can, but be true to yourself and don't overburden yourself.

My information comes from the RAF and Army side of it, but I am 90% sure it is the same for the Navy. To join as ANY officer you need a minimum of 2 A levels grades A-C and 180 UCAS points. In reality, you need at least CCC in A Level, although higher will be better.

If you have a degree, once you pass basic officer training, you will gain extra seniority and pay to account for your university degree. In the RN, without a degree you will start as a Midshipman on an annual salary of £24,615, but with a degree you start as a Sub Lieutenant on £29, 587.

Unless you want to apply for a specific role, such as medical, which requires a specific degree, then any degree will do. Ultimately, I would suggest picking your A Level's and degree based on what you find most interesting, but with half a mind on keeping them as a back up career if you change your mind or cannot join due to unforeseen circumstances.

Hope that helps

Sam

In regards to the section in bold, from 1 April 2013, Officers starting at BRNC will have an annual salary of £24,615 no matter if they have been to Uni or not.

Interesting to hear, is that solely for the RN, or is that tri service as well? Do you have a source where I can read up on it?

Tri-Service: It's from here: http://www.ome.uk.com/AFPRB_Reports.aspx
2011/2012 - Chapter 3

I've also attached the relevant document.