09-03-2005 04:49									#1
	I am a school leaver with no qualifications, a thread on the Royal Navy Put an end to popups!

Just for the hell of it I decided to see what the Royal Navy had to offer me. When I clikced on Opportunities is provided me with a list asking me where I was in life to give me a general idea of what I could be. The list ranges from "I am a school leaver with no qualifications " to "Under 15".

Can you Brits please explain to me what a "school leaver" is? Is it a highschool drop-out, or someone who has completed thier 12th year of school and decided not to go to college just yet?


Had I known I could have joined the navy at 15 years and 9 months of age I would have left Barrow a lot sooner.


Im not even sure yet if an American can join the Royal Navy.

Last edited by Space05us on 09-03-2005 at 04:57

	09-03-2005 04:55									#2
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good question, I'd join the royal navy. They are allowed to drink beer onboard the ship

And they are allowed to have sex with each other

	09-03-2005 04:59									#3
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No post-16 qualifications if even that, ie, may possess GCSEs...the lowest level at which you can leave school education.

	09-03-2005 05:06									#4
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quote: No post-16 qualifications if even that, ie, may possess GCSEs...the lowest level at which you can leave school education.

Wow, you're speaking English, and yet I cant understand you.

quote: Q. HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO JOIN FOR? Ratings join on an initial engagement, or Open Engagement, which is for a period of 22 years from the age of 18. If you wish to leave during the 22 years then you are allowed to give 12 months' notice at any time after serving two years 6 months.

and I thought the US military tries to trap people.

	09-03-2005 05:09									#5
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quote: Q. I AM FOREIGN… CAN I JOIN? To be eligible to be processed, at the time of application, a candidate must be a British citizen, or a citizen of a Commonwealth country, or a citizen of the Irish Republic. Also Certain career paths are only available to British citizens. Asylum seekers are not eligible for entry into the Naval Service.

oh well.

	09-03-2005 05:15									#6
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Are you any good at the 'Americas Army' video game? If so, perhaps you could be an indestructable Delta Force/ Jedi uber Marine.

	09-03-2005 05:24									#7
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quote: Are you any good at the 'Americas Army' video game? If so, perhaps you could be an indestructable Delta Force/ Jedi uber Marine.

I wonder if they realise that that game doesnt change anyones mind about whether or not to join the army.

OTOH I cant play it, the internet connection from here to anywhere in the world is ****.

	09-03-2005 05:28									#8
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Mandatory education ends at 16 in the UK. You can leave schooling at that age or continue on to get A-level/vocational qualifications.

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quote: Mandatory education ends at 16 in the UK. You can leave schooling at that age or continue on to get A-level/vocational qualifications.

Yeah, mandatory education here in the states ends at 16 too. Thats when you're allowed to legaly drop out without your parents going to jail for child neglect.

	09-03-2005 05:46									#11
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The key difference I suppose is that when I lived in the States and Canada, people who left highschool before graduation where, well, dropouts. They just seemed to fall out of social circles because so much is highschool based. In the UK, it's far more culturally acceptable (if, imho, shortsighted) to leave at 16 and join the work force.

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I met the Chief of our Navy a few years ago. He joined the Navy as a midshipman at the age of about 12 Very impressive man. He had been in the Navy for more than 50 years.

	09-03-2005 10:42									#13
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quote: or a citizen of a Commonwealth country,

Marry a Canuck, and you'll be eligible.

What's wrong with the US Navy?

	09-03-2005 10:47									#14
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quote: Originally posted by reds4ever Are you any good at the 'Americas Army' video game? If so, perhaps you could be an indestructable Delta Force/ Jedi uber Marine.

They don't want drop outs.

	09-03-2005 11:52									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Ben Kenobi Marry a Canuck, and you'll be eligible. What's wrong with the US Navy?

the British are allowed to drink beer on their ships and have homosexual sex.

	09-03-2005 13:39									#16
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quote: Marry a Canuck, and you'll be eligible. What's wrong with the US Navy?

I dont want to give up my US citizenship.

There's nothing wrong with the US Navy, I just wanted to see if I could join the navy of another country so I could say that I had the experience.

quote: They don't want drop outs

I still have to take the ASVAB, but after that Im sure they'll start a new high school dropout acceptance program named after me.

	09-03-2005 15:09									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Space05us Wow, you're speaking English, and yet I cant understand you.

OK then, tick if you are white trash...

	09-03-2005 15:12									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident the British are allowed to drink beer on their ships and have homosexual sex.

Marry a gay Canadian!

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quote: OK then, tick if you are white trash...

Ok!

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Joncha picked up my subtle hint.

	09-03-2005 16:05									#21
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That's rubbish that the Royal Navy are allowed to have sex with each other on their ships...

...it's compulsory

	09-03-2005 16:08									#22
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Rum, sodomy, and the lash! Proud tradition!

	09-03-2005 18:25									#23
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The enlistment period is 22 years? Holy moly! Things really haven't changed in the Royal Navy since Nelson's day have they?

	09-03-2005 22:46									#24
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You know, there's always the French Foreign Legion.

	10-03-2005 00:16									#25
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You are even allowed to be a satanist.

http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1235652004

	10-03-2005 03:29									#26
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Sorry Che, something about serving in the French army just doesnt appeal to me. I dont know if its the whole hostile attitude they have toward the US and we have toward them, or the part where they speak French and I dont.

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I've heard the French Foreign Legion's tactics and training are way out of date and unnecessarily brutal. More of just a-holes screwing with people then it is like Special Forces training people to be the best.

	11-03-2005 21:05									#28
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quote: I am a school leaver with no qualifications

you will have a hard life in sh!t quality. bad choice, tough titty.

	11-03-2005 21:20									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Space05us Sorry Che, something about serving in the French army just doesnt appeal to me. I dont know if its the whole hostile attitude they have toward the US and we have toward them, or the part where they speak French and I dont.

From the website: "knowledge of the French language is not necessary because it will be acquired during the contract." The hostility between France and the U.S. is entirely between the right-wings of both countries.

Do something with your life instead of being a waste of space. Help France oppress Africans for chocolate.

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quote: Originally posted by Ecthelion quote: I am a school leaver with no qualifications you will have a hard life in sh!t quality. bad choice, tough titty.

You ever considered working as a youth councelor?