RM Specializations

[lewdog]

Just a few questions about RM specializations:

1) how long after passing out can a marine/YO expect to specialize

2) Does your education influence what you can specialize in and the speed they'll allow you to specialize (ie:someone with a degree being sent straight to specialize)

3)what is the highest sought after specialization (most applications)

4) what is the least favourable specialization

thanx fellas

[druadan]

[quote]how long after passing out can a marine/YO expect to specialize

2) Does your education influence what you can specialize in and the speed they'll allow you to specialize (ie:someone with a degree being sent straight to specialize)

3)what is the highest sought after specialization (most applications)

4) what is the least favourable specialization

YOs and Marines are very different. As a YO your first draft (I'm 99% certain) will be as a troop commander in a grav unit to cut your teeth. As a Mne you can specialise straight away in some branches, some require you to have minimum service (usually a year), some require you to be eligible for promotion (have a B grade RoRRs report, which you're not likely to get for a coupla years unless you're a really bright spark).

2. No
3. ML, PTI, Aircrew, Anti-tanks all popular.
4. Chef, Clerks, Stores Accountant, to a lesser extent Drives and Sigs (not so much less favourable, just two of the biggest branches in the Corps so they're always hanging out for blokes).

Search for posts by me on the topic, I've answered several similar questions in the last few months.

[hobbsy]

Is Marine police a popular one? Just wondering as it was one of the ones i had thought about aiming for (providing i get into the marines of course).

[JCAP3]

Nope the police is not a popular one according to the corporal on my PRMC. He made out that they were generally hated

[hobbsy]

Hmmm might rethink that then, had thought about PTI, recce operator or heavy weapons.

[druadan]

Recce operator is not a specialisation...

[Sully]

He made out that they were generally hated

I wouldn't say hated. I found RMP's to be generally good lads and they have a job to do, they all seemed to know the difference between lads arsing about and things that need to be clamped down on. They got me and others out of the shit on occaisions so I'm biased I suppose Having said that there wasn't much time for someone who didn't realise what side his bread was buttered on and sided with the dark forces of authority

[lewdog]

are you able to stay in a specialization (PTI for example) longer than the return of service if you want to or do you have to change your SQ?

[Artist]

You can stay in any TQ/SQ for as long as you want really. Only exceptions are when your med downgraded in the Corp then you have to retrain as lets face it a bloke who can't run/yomp or carry weight on his back is better off sat behind a desk away from the pointed end. I fecking know!

Artsit

[digitalfreefall]

I hope you dont mind me asking Artist, how did you injure yourself ?

[Artist]

By being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Normal routine for a Bootneck.

Artist

[Skanza]

3. ML, PTI, Aircrew, Anti-tanks all popular.

You mention Aircrew.

Does that include pilots?

[sandam]

3. ML, PTI, Aircrew, Anti-tanks all popular.

You mention Aircrew.

Does that include pilots?

As far as I know, yes but they are officers. NC Marines are the crew of the helicopter but do not fly it.

[druadan]

Very very few RM pilots, if any, still in service, and certainly no recruitment from the ranks; as far as I'm aware it's not a path available to officers anymore either, but don't quote me. If you want to be a pilot, it's either RAF or Navy as an officer, or Army Air Corps where the majority of helos are flown by SNCOs (or so their adverts around here say).