Hi everyone,
I'm in my last year of college (doing A-levels) and I think I might be interested in an army career. I'm planning on taking a gap year to decide if this is definitely the right choice, but in the meantime, I can't find much on the British Army website about a career as a dog handler aside from a brief overview of training.
What does the initial 14 weeks training involve? I know a lot about RAF basic training, is it very similar or more intense?
What is Phase 2 like?
And after training, what happens? I don't know if new recruits go straight into any kind of specialist training or straight into a job, or if they wait until there's a position open. What happens in the meantime?
A step-by-step breakdown of everything I need to know and do to get from now to being a dog handler in the army would be greatly appreciated
Thank you!
I'm in my last year of college (doing A-levels) and I think I might be interested in an army career. I'm planning on taking a gap year to decide if this is definitely the right choice, but in the meantime, I can't find much on the British Army website about a career as a dog handler aside from a brief overview of training.
What does the initial 14 weeks training involve? I know a lot about RAF basic training, is it very similar or more intense?
What is Phase 2 like?
And after training, what happens? I don't know if new recruits go straight into any kind of specialist training or straight into a job, or if they wait until there's a position open. What happens in the meantime?
A step-by-step breakdown of everything I need to know and do to get from now to being a dog handler in the army would be greatly appreciated
Thank you!