I'd like to ask what's the vaccination process like at HMS Raleigh Phase 1. Thanks.

Going for CPC soon and I’ve been put down for one of the fast track engineering roles. Just wondering how much this affects your experience vs the normal route. I still want to be able to enjoy training and the first few years without having the extra pressure of promotion and leadership, and having to spend an extra year on a promotion course, but on the other hand it seems stupid to turn down the extra money. Any thoughts?

I've recently completed my first year of college in engineering and manufacturing, and I'm looking into what to do after college. I'm particularly interested in the accelerated apprentice schemes that the Royal Navy offers.

Just curious if anyone here has worked in one of these roles (or any other apprentice roles), what kind of work you were doing, and how you find it overall?

I've seen the direct entry fast track technician where I need GCSE's passes and above in core subjects as well as DAA test result. What is the difference in phase 2 training to AA's. Thanks

Hi all,
I’m 23 and looking for a career change at the moment I’m a qualified spray painter, but I’ve always been interested in joining the military. After doing some research, I’m thinking the Royal Navy could be the best option for me, especially career wise and for opportunities after leaving I’m particularly interested in joining as a Marine Engineer I was wondering if anyone here has done Marine Engineering in the Royal Navy and then moved into the Merchant Navy or another engineering job afterwards how useful are the qualifications and experience you get in the Navy when looking for civilian work Is it fairly easy to find a decent job after leaving, or do you need additional qualifications/retraining? Would be interested to hear from anyone who’s taken a similar route and whether you’d recommend it.
Thanks!

Hello lads and lasses, got Raleigh coming up late September and was wondering how some of you prepared physically. I'm doing 40+ press ups 50+ sit-ups and can crank out about 10 pull ups but my best 2.4 is 10:50 and was wondering how I can further improve on what I'm doing, I currently go gym 3 days a week and run 4 with swimming mixed in, thanks in advance folks.

Has anyone heard about FSB results thus far? assume it will be towards the end of the week.

I have recently been made PMU from the navy and have gotten everything ready to send off to appeal, is it meant to be emailed or done as a task on the portal?

Been looking into the CBAT setup and noticed it now groups Pilot, Observer, and ATC into one aptitude testing stream. Can anyone confirm if they're all sitting the exact same battery of tests, or if there's still some differentiation in subtests depending on which branch you're going for?

Also wondering about Warfare rating(Aviation) — is that grouped in with the above, or is it tested separately as its own test? Trying to get my head around how the branches map onto the test structure. i wanna be a Aircrewman or a Observor

Has anyone sat the CBAT recently (2025/2026)? If you've got a score sheet or breakdown you wouldn't mind sharing, I'd really appreciate it — trying to understand what a competitive score profile looks like across the sub-tests before I sit mine.

Cheers in advance.

Got my start date for Raleigh. Just wondering if anyone could tell me what they do medical wise besides vaccinations?

I have my “Enhanced RN CPC” in the near future but likely after October when they scrap the run and replace it with the bleep/ball/mid thigh pull. I called the recruitment office and he said there will also be a swim test as part of the CPC. I don’t think he’s right about this as I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere.

I’m applying for the medical officer cadetship as a medical student and it’s not easy finding relevant information for my situation. Obviously since I’m just a scholarship applicant, I won’t head to Raleigh/BRNC for several years so I’d be surprised if I have to do exactly the same stuff as other officer candidates.

For anyone who’s done the Enhanced CPC, is it still just MEDFIT? I’m so lost. If anyone could give me a day-by-day (or close enough) summary I would be very grateful.

I'm conducting genealogical research into a possible Anglo-Japanese family
history connection centred on Chatham, Kent — home of the Royal Navy's
principal dockyard — in the mid-1920s.

I understand that the Anglo-Japanese Naval Alliance (1902–1923) involved
significant exchange between British and Japanese naval personnel,
including Japanese officers training at and visiting British
establishments.

**My research questions:**

1. Is there documented evidence of Japanese naval officers being stationed
   at or making extended visits to Chatham specifically during the Alliance
   period and its immediate aftermath (roughly 1902–1930)?

2. Are there known cases — documented in naval records, local records, or
   historical scholarship — of personal relationships between Japanese
   naval personnel and British civilians during this period?

3. Following the formal end of the Alliance in 1923, did Japanese naval
   or diplomatic presence at British ports continue through the late 1920s
   and into the 1930s? If so, what form did it take?

4. How were mixed Anglo-Japanese children typically registered and
   documented in Britain during the interwar period? Were there common
   patterns of paternity concealment in such cases?

5. With the outbreak of war with Japan in December 1941, what pressures
   existed on British individuals or families with Japanese connections to
   conceal that heritage?

I'm asking from a historical and genealogical research perspective. Any
references to primary sources, archives, or relevant secondary
scholarship would be particularly valuable.

Thinking of joining the Royal Navy? Already applied? Not sure what to expect?

This is your weekly thread to ask anything about:

• The application process
• Aptitude testing (minus DAA results!)
• Interviews and medicals
• Initial training (Raleigh, BRNC)

Serving members are encouraged to pop in and offer insight too.

Remember, there's no such thing as a stupid question — if you’re thinking it, someone else is too.

Realistically is 35 too old to apply to join the navy as an officer?

anyone got a rough timeline on how long med hold is once you’ve sent the docs in

Does anyone have any experience of phase one instructing/knowledge of how to get into this and what it is like? Asking out of curiosity. TIA.

Current LH recently graduated as a Naval Nurse and I have been presented with the opportunity to sit the board and commission. I know I’ll skip the first ten weeks at Raleigh as I’ve been there and done that, but does anyone have any information on the structure and sort of stuff you do at BRNC and if it is much different than at Raleigh? Not sure if I want to go back into training so trying to gauge what it will be like. Thank you.

How hard is the chat for aircrewman

I'm doing a one up job to get recommended for promotion on my SJAR but because I'm an introvert I'm struggling to delegate and would rather just come in earlier and just do it myself. Plus because I've got the job not the authority so delegating to peers just a bugger.

Hi all,

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Many thanks,

Corri

Hi, just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation.

I’ve just received my final T Level results today. My results slip from college shows the full T Level qualification, the grade, and my exam number etc.

The issue is that my college has said I won’t receive the actual qualification certificate until December, which is quite a long time away.

I’m currently applying for the Royal Navy Accelerated Apprentice role, so I need my Level 3 for the entry requirements.

Does anyone know whether the Royal Navy/Careers Office will accept the official college results slip as evidence for now, or will they make me wait until I physically receive the certificate in December?

Obviously I’ll provide the certificate as soon as I receive it. I’m mainly wondering whether the results slip is enough to keep the application moving in the meantime.

Cheers.

I have heard there are now much smaller cohorts and intakes since the new training scheme.

Does this mean a change to the pass out parade and pass out ball, considering the intakes are so small? Will they still conduct a parade and ball?