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    Royal Navy Reviews

    Updated 20 February 2019
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    Pros

    • "See the world and commit to something larger than yourself" (in 14 reviews)

    • "Good Pay, some excellent benefits" (in 17 reviews)

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    1. "Royal Navy"

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      Current Employee - Senior Logistics Officer in Helensburgh, Scotland
      Current Employee - Senior Logistics Officer in Helensburgh, Scotland
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Royal Navy full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Travel, exciting experiences, broad range of responsibilities

      Cons

      Time away from family, challenging work environment when conducting operations

    2. "Navy/Marines"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Royal Navy full-time

      Pros

      Travel, leadership opportunities, relative pay, diversity of jobs

      Cons

      sometimes too much time away, sometimes little say in where you are stationed

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    3. "Life in the RN"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Royal Navy full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Guaranteed income and plenty of time off, although not always when you want it.

      Cons

      Long hours and lots of time at sea. Don't always feel valued or challenged.

      Advice to Management

      Give your crew more time off when not at sea and make them feel more valued! Treating people as adults will go a long way into improving the morale of your crew.

    4. "IT Communications Specialist"

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      Current Employee - Leading engineering technician in Portsmouth, South East England, England
      Current Employee - Leading engineering technician in Portsmouth, South East England, England
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Royal Navy full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Team Spirit, Leadership, Longevity, Travel, Training

      Cons

      Time away from home and Family

      Advice to Management

      Make Deployments Shorter and increase Pay inline with civilian employers.

    5. "Great fun"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Royal Navy full-time

      Pros

      Great people, lots of training and development, adventurous ethos.

      Cons

      Time away from home and family

    6. "Pilot"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Royal Navy full-time

      Pros

      Interesting work. Travel opportunities. Great colleagues.

      Cons

      Changing roles every 2 years can lead to dislocation from family.

    7. "Life in a blue one"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Royal Navy full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Global travel and sporting opportunities.

      Cons

      Balance of work and home life

    8. "Lieutenant Royal Navy"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Royal Navy full-time

      Pros

      Exciting early career development for a graduate engineer.

      Cons

      Not flexible, requires commitment to move location regularly.

      Advice to Management

      Improve retention with incentives

    9. "Commissioned Officer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Royal Navy full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Flexibility
      Personal Development
      Travel
      Career progression
      Lots of responsibility early on in your career

      Cons

      Having to move every 2 years

    10. "High highs and very low lows"

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      Current Employee - Marine Engineer in Plymouth, England
      Current Employee - Marine Engineer in Plymouth, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Royal Navy full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Promotion fairly quick due to the amount of engineers leaving

      Cons

      Very low pay for what is expected of you

      Advice to Management

      Until the Navy realises that it needs its engineers more than they need the navy, nothing will change. I was recently on a career transition workshop course and the class was 80% engineers leaving for a new job