Time length from Applying to starting RT

[woody72]

Hey guys, I've been lurking for a while now and decided to finally register. I've wanted to join the Royal Marines for years now. Fortunately for me I had the chance to go on a 5 day 'Look at life' course were several students from my course at college and various other colleges and lifestyles stayed at Lympstone for 5 days. I'll probably make a thread about that some other time and supply some of the pictures that were taken, it was a great time!

But anyway, the 5 day look at life course at Lympstone convinced me that i can't wait any longer and wanted to get the application process rolling now. I have a meeting booked at my local careers office for the 11th of January. The thing is i would like to finish my year at college first. I'm doing a public services course and the year will finish at the end of July.

My question is, would I be able to time it all so that I can do my PRMC and get everything done and out the way ready so that I can start RT for when college finishes in July/August. So from January 11th to August thats around 7 or 8 months. I'll feel more focused and at ease the sooner I get the process going.

Cheers

[d-mac]

Hello

I'm pretty sure after passing a PRMC you have a year in which to start RT. The longest I have seen however is approximately eight months.

Since you have not even started the process yet, it will most probably take you around three to four months to attempt a PRMC, then you may have to wait a further month or two for an RT date.

[woody72]

Yeah, I reckon it will fit in nicely then. I wasn't sure whether to hang on a bit longer before starting the process but I'll definitely feel more focused in training once I've applied.

[Illustrious]

Unless you are at least mildy fit now, the AFCO is likely to put your application on hold for a few months if you dont sound like you have the levels of fitness required. (It happened to me, delayed my application by 3 months and to be honest, Im glad. It gave me more preparation time.)

Never forget the 6 P's.

Prior Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance. It is in the signature of one of the lads around here and the words have stuck with me, lets hope they stick with you

[woody72]

My fitness is pretty good at the moment. On my Lympstone trip we did the 3 miler and the Assault Course in wet kit. On the 1.5mile run back i got 9:24 and on the Assault Course i clocked 3:48. But i still want to get a lot fitter for it. Rather over prepare than under prepare in my opinion.

I would be tempted to scrap the college year and go for it ASAP but i get a qualification for completing the year anyway so it would be worth hanging on.

[lukeyluke]

The careers office will process your application mate and they will more than likely get you on a PRMC towards the end of your college year and get you ready for RT as soon as your ready for it after college. In my experience they work with you and try to accommodate your requirements as best they can.

Further to the above they would rather you finish your college course and obtain the qualification, there was a lad at my careers office that had started a college course and they advised him to finish it before actually joining but they were still processing his application (I spoke to him on my PRMC brief and he was there for his interview).

I hope this helps.

Merry Christmas!

[Darren82]

When you finish training you are awarded a NVQ Level II in Public Services

It requires no extra effort through training as all the criteria is included in the course, still got mine now. To be fair mate doesn't really help with much but the first aid portions look good for employers

[woody72]

When you finish training you are awarded a NVQ Level II in Public Services

It requires no extra effort through training as all the criteria is included in the course, still got mine now. To be fair mate doesn't really help with much but the first aid portions look good for employers

Hah, yeah I noticed this a while ago. If I had realised before I started the course I probably wouldn't have even bothered. But hey, it's good fitness and will keep me occupied until I start so I'll definitely finish it off. I just want to make sure I could get the start of training as soon as possible once college finishes. But by the sounds of it they are quite flexible.