Royal Navy/Marines Officer

• Job: Royal Navy/Marines officer
• Salary: £14,727 - £149K
• Working hours: Generally normal office hours.
• Qualifications: At least 5 GCSEs/S grades (A-C/1-3) , including English and maths, and 2 A levels/three H grades.

Find out more about being a Royal Navy/Marines officer

Responsible for:

Royal Navy/Marines officers have managerial, leadership and welfare responsibilities for the people in their division.

Salary:

Salaries range from around £14,727 for non-graduate entrants, to £149,000 a year for the highest ranked officers.

Working hours:

Officers based ashore generally work normal office hours, from Monday to Friday. There may be occasional weekend and evening work.

Qualifications:

The minimum requirements to become a Royal Navy/Marines officer are at least five GCSEs/S grades (A-C/1-3) , including English and maths, and two A levels/three H grades, or the equivalent. Many entrants have a degree. Professionally qualified staff are also recruited for some roles, for example in medical services. To qualify for entry candidates must pass an assessment that includes gym tasks, discussion exercises, interviews and tests in communication, numeracy, mental agility and physical fitness. The age limit for entry is normally under 26, although this varies depending on the role.

General requirements:

Royal Navy/Marines officer needs to manage and lead people, to work as part of a team, to have strong communication skills, to be prepared to work in dangerous conditions as well as being physically fit. They must be confident in their abilities, take responsibility for their decisions and deal with stressful situations. They have to live and work with the same people every day when at sea and spend long periods away from their families.

Career prospects:

Royal Navy officers are promoted through the ranks from midshipman to sub-lieutenant, then to lieutenant, lieutenant commander, commander, captain and so on. Royal Marines officers are promoted from 2nd lieutenant to lieutenant, then to captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel and so on.

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