Married to the RN?
Hi, I'd to hear any thoughts from anyone who is/was married or in a long-term relationship where both of you were in the RN.
I am currently undertaking flying training (RW) and my wife is a qualified nurse. She has had no joy getting a job in the NHS since qualifying, partly due to our movement round the country and partly due to the terrible manpower so called planning in the NHS.
Wife is thinking of joining the RN (as a rating). RoS is about 4.5yrs total, better pay, training and job than NHS so great from that point of view.
Mainly we are worried about separation issues, but are there any potential Officer/Rating clashes may be a problem.
Especially how easy is it for a rating to get a draft where they want? (i.e at Culdrose/Yeovs). Obviously there is a liability to serve anywhere and a lot of nurses are deployed at the moment.
Thanks in advance