Originally Posted by
Rob's Dad
Quote: There is no qualified entry to the Flying, Regiment or Provost Branches and no qualified entry for civillians to the Engineer Branch.
Certainly not the case for at least one of those branches which welcomes civilian experience: I went through as a SO on Fg Off pay and seniority from day 1 due to this.
Which one? The Eng Branch policy changed about 2 years ago; beofre that people with non-graduate qualifications and appropriate experince were eligible for qualified entry. I don't know the history of the other 2 branches (or to be pedantic, specialisationsd of the Ops Spt Branch), I simply went by what it says in the AP. However, looking further I note it also says people with more than 3 years suitable experience may be given 2 years seniority and comissioned on entry as Fg Offs. I suppose there's some admin reason for not calling that qualified entry - it's case-by-case rather than based on a defined qualification.