Armed Boarding Team

[irldel]

when finished recruitment training in Hauwlbowline, how does one become a member of the armed boarding team?

[Goldie fish]

You go to a ship, and told "Get your weapon, you are doing an armed boarding".

[irldel]

Armed Boarding

when im doing my training in Hauwlbowline do i signup for a course to be an armed boarder and can anone on the ship be told to do it? , when you say grab your gun, are you issued with your own weapon, or do you take it from an armoury?

[Goldie fish]

Ye see now we are entering the realm of operational info. Wait and see.

[irldel]

armed boarding

ok well tell me this much, the main reason i want to join the navy and have been breaking my bollox training for the fitness test , is to be a member of an armed boarding team, so please at least tell me how you become an armed boarder?

[Goldie fish]

Why do want to be a member of an armed boarding team? What do you expect to be boarding? Armed boarding are extremely rare.

[irldel]

Because ive worked in an office or the last three years and want something exciting, even the training would be great, dont get me wrong i'll love all of naval life, but that just really appeals to me, so can you please tell me how one gets onto such a team, is it a choice your given in your training or do you have to apply?

can you please tell me?

[Goldie fish]

I'm gonna leave this one to those that are, or have been, involved in armed boardings.

[irldel]

cheers

Ok no problem , ill ring the guy in Hauwlbowline and ask him tommorow he was very helpful today, whats your own rank in the Navy , have you been in it long, seen many places

[Goldie fish]

I'm a Vice Admiral....

http://www.irishmilitaryonline.com/board/showthread.php?t=2965

[moggs77]

Because ive worked in an office or the last three years and want something exciting, even the training would be great, dont get me wrong i'll love all of naval life, but that just really appeals to me, so can you please tell me how one gets onto such a team, is it a choice your given in your training or do you have to apply?

can you please tell me?

armed boardings are very rare, but obviously for something like that u have to be ready just in case. its a bit like the army training for a section in attack. it might never happen but if it does u need to know what ur doing.
i wouldn't advise u to base ur career decision around one little aspect of navy life. i think u will be a bit disappointed. navy life involves long hours of boredom interspersed with moments of excitment (panic).

[apod]

I'm a Vice Admiral....

Cruel man,Cruel

Iridel, if you join the defnce forces expecting it to be all action you are gonna be MAJORLY disappointed.Lots of people have made that mistake.They all end up leaving disillusioned.
The ads only show the "exciting "side of df life and thats their purpose as that is what attracts young people to join.Nobody joins cos they want to spend long hours cleaning toilets and mopping out locker rooms(decks etc) .I am not trying to discourage your ambition .Far from it,i encourage it but i do think you may have a slightly skew ways view of military life.Having said that its not your fault if you buy into what you see in magazines ,media etc.

[Pod]

Because ive worked in an office or the last three years and want something exciting, even the training would be great, dont get me wrong i'll love all of naval life, but that just really appeals to me, so can you please tell me how one gets onto such a team, is it a choice your given in your training or do you have to apply?

What makes me think you didn't metion any of this in your interview?

[hptmurphy]

what makes me think it was pointed out to him in the first place..they do tend to ask why you want to joing...as for a life of excitement..I hope you have a very high boredom thresehold..it ain't all about armed boardings..its about just being there when the rest of the world couldn't give a shite...Reasses you requirements and ask of the life as a whole rather than an aspect of it

[Saracen]

To be honest, I think you've been sold a pup and IRLDEL is winding posters. English and grammar is too good to be a recruit. Most recruits/potential recruits never call a weapon a weapon, its always a gun. You have to beat it....ahem , train it out of them! Ban him he's only trolling to take the piss.