Hi everyone. Not sure if this is the right place to be asking this question, but I've looked through the various communities and I couldn't see anything in the way of bringing together engineers who are either serving or who have left the forces. I've been out the army ten years now, but when I look back on it there was very little instilled in the way of professional development during my time in the forces. I think the army I served in was very backwards in that respect, and it would be interesting to know how or if it had changed, and I'd be interested to know if anyone thinks that this is the sort of community that would add value to the IET. I think if I'd had better opportunities for guidance in a professional sense I'd have really benefitted.
Jon, though not ex-forces I do work with serving and former submariners. It does appear that, at least in the submarine service, the option to work towards IEng is available. I assume that the option to aim higher is also available.
However, it seems that many leaving the service haven't taken the opportunity and find that gaining the qualification post service is harder. Again I am not in a position to know if that is because they weren't aware of the opportunity or the benefits of taking it.
On a parting note, I think that an IET community for serving and former service personnel is a great idea.
Jon, though not ex-forces I do work with serving and former submariners. It does appear that, at least in the submarine service, the option to work towards IEng is available. I assume that the option to aim higher is also available.
However, it seems that many leaving the service haven't taken the opportunity and find that gaining the qualification post service is harder. Again I am not in a position to know if that is because they weren't aware of the opportunity or the benefits of taking it.
On a parting note, I think that an IET community for serving and former service personnel is a great idea.
