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I'm applying for a deck officers cadetship with SSTG (UK). I recently dropped out of uni (just not for me) and in my perusing the merchant navy really stood out to me as a good career path. Is there anything I can do to get a taste of the lifestyle or to make my application sturdier? I'm also in two minds as how to present my year at uni and how I ended up looking at boats. In truth I had never really considered the MN until now, but I'm really up for it and am keen to start a career. I have some business management qualifications prior to uni which I thought might (with some massaging) support a deck officer application due to the role of responsibility etc etc inherent in the role. Thanks for any advice or titbits anyone can offer, I'm really in knowledge assimilation mode as far as this goes.
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Wow thanks, lots of information. My SSTG application is on the rocks as I got a C in high-school maths (requirement is B). I phoned them up and had a chat with a guy who says I can organise a resit and put in my predicted grade so I guess I'll do that. He also said they have a 10:1 applications to places ratio for deck so gently caress me (30:1 in ETO). Magpie which agency did you go through? Yeah I would be going for the foundation, its obviously the better qualification and you can upgrade to a bachelors. I watched Mighty Ships when I first got interested, great show! Just started The Merchant Navy so I'm getting a full TV education going. He didn't give me a figure but said that engineering had a lower ratio. He also said to stick to my guns. I mean I would consider engineering, I just thought I'd be better on deck. But what do I know. I'm planning on applying to every agency and getting a MN medical asap - already have a passport, but I think most people in the UK do as out country is so small. Another thing he said another thing I should do is make my application stand out, I guess this is the personal statement section he's referring to. I got very good at this for journalism but I'm kind of in the dark as to how to present myself as an inspired potential sea person. Tactical Grace fucked around with this message at 10:30 on Jun 3, 2011 |
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Jun 3, 2011 10:09
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In the UK at least the recession is really kicking in. Apparently the application rate has "exploded" in the last year.
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Jun 4, 2011 11:05
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Why are there such high drop out rates? Are they specific to the USA?
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Aug 9, 2011 03:25
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