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royal navy vs raf student nurse
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Posted about 1 year ago Hello,
I want to join the Forces as a Student Nurse, but as of yet have not been able to decide whether to join through the Navy or the Raf. I have looked and cannot see any obvious difference between the two, in pay, benefits or training and would just like to know if there was anything that is not published on the websites but could help me make my decision, (for instance getting posted abroad and involvement operations currently being carried out. ) Thanks for your help |
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| Posted about 1 year ago Hi I hope this helps a little! I'm half way through my application for a nursing officer in the RAF but its all about what you want to do and experience as a nurse! i have 13 years experience in the NHS and i am currently a sister on ITU. i chose the RAF because there are lots of different roles as a nurse compared to the other services. Apart from being based in one of the military hospitals which you will do for all three services the RAF allows you to do medical evacuation (fly patients all over the world, repatriate them to the uk) Critical care air support team, repatriate ITU patients to the uk, or Medical Emergency Response Team where they airlift people from the point of injury. I'm aware of the navy's hospital ship which has theatres and an itu etc. but not sure of what other roles they have. take a look at the PMRAFN's website, and watch the documentary on the air hospital on you tube (if this doesn't inspire you i'm not sure what will), and there was a documentary on women in afghanistan i think it was one of those tonight programmes where they followed a nurse in the raf as well as othe service women. |
