Joining the Navy

The_One · 17 Nov 2006 at 23:43

Currently considering joining the navy next year and looking to go into marine engineering.

Either on a ship or as a submariner. Are there any current Navy ratings on here at the moment or anyone thats been in the navy recently.

Whats your thoughts on life in the navy as it is nowadays. It seems to be quite a good future for the navy with the new Type 45's coming into service and the new submarines being built for 2008 and onwards.

Cheers

Biohazard · 17 Nov 2006 at 23:44

Service cuts tbh, navy has been complaining about it for years.

shadow4509 · 17 Nov 2006 at 23:46

Hi mate well any services life is good, i enjoyed the army very much.

Have a look at www.rumration.co.uk

May be worth speaking to a few people on their

The_One · 18 Nov 2006 at 00:00

shadow4509 said:
Hi mate well any services life is good, i enjoyed the army very much.

Have a look at www.rumration.co.uk

May be worth speaking to a few people on their

Cheers for the link mate

nemtizz · 18 Nov 2006 at 00:06

Have lots of sex before you go.

Azza · 18 Nov 2006 at 00:11

Adum said:
Have lots of sex before you go.

You can already see whats going to happen to this thread.

-I-Am-Great- · 18 Nov 2006 at 00:31

well not really, he might like the company of the men lol.

The_One · 18 Nov 2006 at 00:34

I dunno why i bothered asking this question on the forum

-I-Am-Great- · 18 Nov 2006 at 00:38

sorry man just had to be said

Zefan · 18 Nov 2006 at 00:43

In the Navy

Biohazard · 18 Nov 2006 at 00:53

Zefan said:
In the Navy

lol I knew someone would come out with it

iBear · 18 Nov 2006 at 01:18

Zefan said:
In the Navy

Quoted once again for truth..

Big Kev · 18 Nov 2006 at 05:35

Stop all the infantile comments please, this was a serious question about someone's future career.

As an ex-navy geezer myself, unless things have changed a lot in the last twenty years, you'll have some great times in some great places all over the world and get paid for the privilege, whilst idiots like me are trudging into the office by dreary tube every morning.

badgermonkey · 18 Nov 2006 at 07:35

Zefan said:
In the Navy

Beat me to it

I can't help with the Navy sorry, but my dad was in the Army for 22 years and my Uncle is still in the RAF (16 years so far). Both insist the forces isn't a good career to have IF you have a wife or plan to settle down with someone. They accomodate it fine obviously, but they said it really isn't a good thing to be doing.

Obviously as a random strange guy on a forum I'm not going to hold any sway over any decision you make, I just thought I'd make you aware that many people in the forces wouldn't recommend joining.

Have fun either way

Barry Smalley · 18 Nov 2006 at 08:43

I'm a Marine Engineer in the Merchant Navy working for Shell.
More money, more leave, more responsibility and more civilised than the RN.

Biohazard · 18 Nov 2006 at 09:10

Barry Smalley said:
more responsibility than the RN.

And you can say that how?

I seriously doubt it.

Biohazard · 18 Nov 2006 at 09:27

Go Edinburgh!

SiriusB · 18 Nov 2006 at 09:47

Weeee million-quid fireworks

SiriusB

The_One · 18 Nov 2006 at 09:56

Big Kev said:
Stop all the infantile comments please, this was a serious question about someone's future career.

As an ex-navy geezer myself, unless things have changed a lot in the last twenty years, you'll have some great times in some great places all over the world and get paid for the privilege, whilst idiots like me are trudging into the office by dreary tube every morning.

Cheers mate

Barry Smalley · 18 Nov 2006 at 10:39

Biohazard said:
And you can say that how?

I seriously doubt it.

Because I have responsibility for the whole engine room department, rather than one section.