residency

[Dickens]

Can anyone give me an idea on how big a problem an international upbringing may pose? The liason officer I spoke to in April said it isn't usually a problem, as long as the countries you've lived in recently are easily "check-up-able". All the literature, though, seems to indicate it's more of a big deal than that.

Thing is, I lived in Papua New Guinea during secondary school, returning the UK at the end of 1999. Started uni in 2000. This year, I've been doing my studies in the USA. I return in a few weeks, and plan to apply for officer training before the Dec 31st deadline, to start the september after I graduate in May next year.

Can anyone give me a realistic idea about whether or not this will be an obstacle that will stop me before I've even started? I've been killing myself to get my fat arse in better shape this year, so it would suck to not even be able to attempt the POC.

cheers

[Dickens]

sadly not. My dad is a pilot for a non-profit organisation.

[Wholley]

Dickens.
If you were born in the UK and hold one of them pretty pink passports,I would guess that international experience would be an asset regarding POC and AIB
Just my opinion of course.
Wholley.

[Dickens]

Yeah that's what I'm hoping wholley. I've got enough things going against me at the moment as it is, so I just hope this isn't another one. Recovering from bad shin-splints, having glasses, and bad upper-body-strength genes are enough to contend with.

I'm getting there though.

[Dickens]

Some bad news via email this morning. Seems like I won't be back from the UK in time to get the paperwork in by December 31st. So that means I'll be shooting for september 05 entry, which means another year of work in which my heart isn't in. Of course, it does mean an extra year for training.

Anyone else here think they'll be going for officer training at that time?

[fevernova]

be carefull because i did 3 years of alevels to be told that wasnt enought

[Wholley]

Dicken's,
You in Durham NC then?
Wholley.

[Dickens]

Yep, i'm in Durham, c@#t December 18th. Been here for a year as part of my degree.

Fervanova, what do you mean? are you saying 3 years A-levels wasn't long enough for you to get fit enough? i don't understand what you meant.

[fevernova]

i took 3 years to do alevel. and when i finally got the interview they said that my alevels whent any comparisment with half the others who got AAA and degree

[Dickens]

ok i see what you mean.

Well without intending to sound smug, I think a first class physics degree should put me in the above-average barrell academically speaking. I'm reasonably confident of my leadership and communication ability too. I think it will boil down to whether or not I'm hard enough to do the physical aspect of the job.