Soon entering 2nd year of university - any options for military sponsorship?

simmed

I've been interested in a military route - preferably the Navy.

Have I left it too late to embark on an official sponsorship->degree->job route?

simmed

bump, anyone?

simmed

bump.............

The_Road_Warrior

Business Finance with Mandarin Chinese is not a 'good degree'. A 'good degree' is a STEM subject like Physics, Maths, Engineering etc. The UK needs people who can design, make and/or fix 'stuff'. They are way too many people out there with liberal degrees aka useless degrees hence the high unemployment rate for grads!

Can you switch to a STEM subject? Forget the China nonsense too, we need to beat them, not join them!

sweaty_betty

This may be a stupid question, but have you checked the navy website? From what I can see, when employing graduates they're looking for medicine/theology/engineering/nursing degrees, so this would probably mean that you may have to join at a lower level (i.e. A-level entrance). The sponsorship seemed to focus on before university application, but I could be wrong.

However, rather than take my/our guestimates, why not contact them yourself and ask?

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/Careers/Careers-Introduction

btw - I think that mandarin chinese would be quite useful in business/diplomatic jobs, so you might want to check these avenues out - also ask yourself why you chose those subjects as it may give an insight into what kind of job you really want/may suit you (unless you've had a complete change of heart whilst at university obviously)

Good luck

simmed

The_Road_Warrior wrote: »

Business Finance with Mandarin Chinese is not a 'good degree'. A 'good degree' is a STEM subject like Physics, Maths, Engineering etc. The UK needs people who can design, make and/or fix 'stuff'. They are way too many people out there with liberal degrees aka useless degrees hence the high unemployment rate for grads!

Can you switch to a STEM subject? Forget the China nonsense too, we need to beat them, not join them!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/employment-prospects-ranked-by-degree-813783.html

Employability:

Business Studies 46%.
Chemistry 34%.
Physics & Astronomy 29%.
Biological Sciences 28%.

I don't think you should be posting on this forum if you don't understand what you're talking about.

Dunroamin

simmed wrote: »

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/employment-prospects-ranked-by-degree-813783.html

Employability:

Business Studies 46%.
Chemistry 34%.
Physics & Astronomy 29%.
Biological Sciences 28%.

I don't think you should be posting on this forum if you don't understand what you're talking about.

Employment statistics after graduation aren't necessarily the same thing as a "good" degree.

The_Road_Warrior

Amazing how the OP leaves out the other subjects:

Dentistry 83%.
Medicine 87%.
Pharmacology & Pharmacy 68%.
Architecture 56%.
Civil Engineering 72%.
Chemical Engineering 59%.

All STEM subjects!

claire16c

The_Road_Warrior wrote: »

Business Finance with Mandarin Chinese is not a 'good degree'. A 'good degree' is a STEM subject like Physics, Maths, Engineering etc. The UK needs people who can design, make and/or fix 'stuff'. They are way too many people out there with liberal degrees aka useless degrees hence the high unemployment rate for grads!

Can you switch to a STEM subject? Forget the China nonsense too, we need to beat them, not join them!

Being able to speak Chinese would be a big bonus in many retail head office/supply chain jobs.

theoretica

Does your university have an Officers' Training Corps?

simmed

theoretica wrote: »

Does your university have an Officers' Training Corps?

Yes! I only found out about it recently. In the new year I'm planning on joining it.