An Announcement

Kapitan · 02-04-08, 04:25 PM

After much delay nearly 4 years to be exact, and much deliberation between doctors and staff i found out that im still eligable to join the royal navy.

Two weeks ago i formaly applied to join the Royal Navy (again) choosing warfare specialist submarines as my main area of work.

So far so good i have passed the entrance tests i now have to re do the medicle and also physical (no sweat).

I was declined oppotunity the last time i applied because of my wieght and after 3 years 11 months of battling with two doctors and RN recruitment staff we found out that the doctors who do the preliminary medicle were using royal marine guide lines to judge the Naval recruits (there two very diffrent regulations governing both).

Action was taken both doctors were stuck off the Navys acceptance list they can no longer medically check any new recruit (they can still practice as doctors) but not for the navy.

So my long waiting may finally and hopefully be over and done with.

P.S i hope i get posted to a new astute SSN

baggygreen · 02-04-08, 04:28 PM

Congrats!

Does this mean your plans to leave the country are on hold??

Kapitan · 02-04-08, 04:42 PM

Not at all the plans are still there, and being in the Navy helps a fair amount too, might even be able to put in for transfer now for the New zealand aussie and USN which works wonders

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Rotary Crewman · 02-04-08, 05:39 PM

Nice one Kapitan, after speaking with the guys from the RN that I work with I think you will love it to bits.

Hope you get in, if you do, you will have to drop me an e-mail and we can exchange trips around each others offices

AVGWarhawk · 02-04-08, 05:41 PM

Good for you! I suspect if I were recruited to the US Navy, the bilge pumps would be manned by me. The ship would be the USS Minnow

. Good luck and enjoy it....that is the most critical part.

Steel_Tomb · 02-04-08, 06:05 PM

Congrats mate, hope all goes well. Btw there is a verrry long que to get on the Astute lol...but all the best anyway.

Onkel Neal · 02-04-08, 08:53 PM

Congrats, Kaptain!

Ishmael · 02-04-08, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan

After much delay nearly 4 years to be exact, and much deliberation between doctors and staff i found out that im still eligable to join the royal navy.

Two weeks ago i formaly applied to join the Royal Navy (again) choosing warfare specialist submarines as my main area of work.

So far so good i have passed the entrance tests i now have to re do the medicle and also physical (no sweat).

I was declined oppotunity the last time i applied because of my wieght and after 3 years 11 months of battling with two doctors and RN recruitment staff we found out that the doctors who do the preliminary medicle were using royal marine guide lines to judge the Naval recruits (there two very diffrent regulations governing both).

Action was taken both doctors were stuck off the Navys acceptance list they can no longer medically check any new recruit (they can still practice as doctors) but not for the navy.

So my long waiting may finally and hopefully be over and done with.

P.S i hope i get posted to a new astute SSN

Good luck to you, future bubblehead. Just remember these words of wisdom my merchant seaman Daddy told me before I went to sea.

Quote:

Just remember, son. No matter where you are at sea, you're never more than seven miles from land...straight down.

STEED · 02-05-08, 08:01 AM

Hey Kap in your own time there are some country's I would like to see nuked.

Details to follow...........................................

Well Done.

Jimbuna · 02-05-08, 08:07 AM

Congratulations matey

Just ensure your first posting isn't on The Resurgam

Kapitan · 02-05-08, 02:03 PM

Thanks guys and dam i was hoping i probly be sent to work on one of the swifties or traffie boats arrghh hot bunking lol dam.

Never know though might get on ambush or artful.

Brag · 02-05-08, 02:37 PM

Congratahoochies, Kapitan!

ReallyDedPoet · 02-05-08, 02:40 PM

Congrats and good luck

RDP

Fish · 02-05-08, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Thanks guys and dam i was hoping i probly be sent to work on one of the swifties or traffie boats arrghh hot bunking lol dam.

Never know though might get on ambush or artful.

When in the North sea, stay away from my fishingnet.

I-25 · 02-05-08, 08:39 PM

congrats kap

02-04-08, 04:25 PM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	An Announcement After much delay nearly 4 years to be exact, and much deliberation between doctors and staff i found out that im still eligable to join the royal navy. Two weeks ago i formaly applied to join the Royal Navy (again) choosing warfare specialist submarines as my main area of work. So far so good i have passed the entrance tests i now have to re do the medicle and also physical (no sweat). I was declined oppotunity the last time i applied because of my wieght and after 3 years 11 months of battling with two doctors and RN recruitment staff we found out that the doctors who do the preliminary medicle were using royal marine guide lines to judge the Naval recruits (there two very diffrent regulations governing both). Action was taken both doctors were stuck off the Navys acceptance list they can no longer medically check any new recruit (they can still practice as doctors) but not for the navy. So my long waiting may finally and hopefully be over and done with. P.S i hope i get posted to a new astute SSN __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

02-04-08, 04:42 PM	#3
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Not at all the plans are still there, and being in the Navy helps a fair amount too, might even be able to put in for transfer now for the New zealand aussie and USN which works wonders . __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

02-04-08, 05:39 PM	#4
Rotary Crewman Sonar Guy Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The cold part of a Helicopter, the back. Posts: 395 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice one Kapitan, after speaking with the guys from the RN that I work with I think you will love it to bits. Hope you get in, if you do, you will have to drop me an e-mail and we can exchange trips around each others offices __________________

02-04-08, 05:41 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Good for you! I suspect if I were recruited to the US Navy, the bilge pumps would be manned by me. The ship would be the USS Minnow . Good luck and enjoy it....that is the most critical part. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-04-08, 06:05 PM	#6
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Congrats mate, hope all goes well. Btw there is a verrry long que to get on the Astute lol...but all the best anyway. __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

02-04-08, 04:28 PM	#2
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Congrats! Does this mean your plans to leave the country are on hold??

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02-05-08, 08:01 AM	#9
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Hey Kap in your own time there are some country's I would like to see nuked. Details to follow........................................... Well Done. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

02-05-08, 08:07 AM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Congratulations matey Just ensure your first posting isn't on The Resurgam __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-05-08, 02:03 PM	#11
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Thanks guys and dam i was hoping i probly be sent to work on one of the swifties or traffie boats arrghh hot bunking lol dam. Never know though might get on ambush or artful. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

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02-05-08, 08:39 PM	#15
I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	congrats kap