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Sailor to soldier?

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Sailor to soldier?

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Hi there,

Im currently in the Royal Navy working in Minewarfare and have been for the last 18 months (onboard HMS Brocklesby). Im finding it hard to keep any enthusiasm for the job as quite frankly we never get to do our job.
This isnt intended to be a drip post so i'l cut to the point!
I have been considering transfering to the Army and would be intrested to know if anyone has any experience of this. Either has it been done/can it be done. Could I keep any seniority (pay and time towards my pention etc). I intend to talk to someone back in Portsmouth after summer leave but would be intrested if anyone had any input in the mean time.

Regards stew.
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there was someone on my PRMC who was transfering from the Navy to the Royal Marines. why dont you do that? its still the Navy and soldering at its prime!?
got to Week 7 and left :(
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There was somebody on my PRMC who had transfered from the army, he said they say you can't do it but you can, somehow.
Not being mean or anything marine101 but he said army, if he is in the navy I am sure he would have concidered the marines. :wink:
I am using this as a example and maybe a bad one but if an officer transfered to the army from the navy I doubt they would make him a recruit again so I am sure (I am guessing but it's a very sure guess) that you will keep your seniority although the pay may change depending on your rank etc. but then it might stay the same.
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Post by marine101 »

you still will be a recruit no matter how high you are. still have to do training, no exception i bet
got to Week 7 and left :(
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Sorry, I see your point, not suprised nobody ever does it then if they are high up but now I am going off topic. Best to talk to that person in portsmouth Stewby :wink:
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cheers for your thoughts on that one lads. The reason I said the army because I was thinking along the lines of going royal engineers or something simlar. I had considerd royal marines again but as anyone who remembers me from a few years ago on this sight will know I went halfway through basic at lympstone and quite frankly im scared shitless of putting myself through that again lol!
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Stewby wrote:cheers for your thoughts on that one lads. The reason I said the army because I was thinking along the lines of going royal engineers or something simlar. I had considerd royal marines again but as anyone who remembers me from a few years ago on this sight will know I went halfway through basic at lympstone and quite frankly im scared shitless of putting myself through that again lol!
mate im rejoinin the corps i spent 58 weeks at ctc and i got to go back mate get a backbone ffs the army will just be the same!!!!! :evil: :evil:
ex nod was diagnosed with chronic compartment syndrome rejoining eventually.

currently in australia as im traveling the world before i rejoin the marines.

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taken onboard mate stupid thing is i know your rite and im just making excuses.....watch this space
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so youve both done training?
got to Week 7 and left :(
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Stewby, Do what you want to do mate if that transfering to the army to join Royal Engineers do it!
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