Got my interview 21st may
Things to note.
The Navy always has one, or more, shortage branches.
They target these branches and try and get people to join them.
If you elect to join a shortage branch, you can generally join up as soon as the recruiting process is complete.
If you want to join a non-shortage branch, there may well be up to an 18 month waiting period before you can join.
If someone says join branch X (to join up quickly) and transfer to branch Y whilst in, theyre not lying to you, but branch transfers are (or were, I left in 2008) relatively uncommon.
Dont believe the hype. Unless you join as an officer, cleaning, washing, etc will feature quite heavily in the first 5 or so years of your career.
Do some homework; know types and numbers of ships/submarines. Have an idea of what working within your chosen branch entails. Have an idea of where and for how long your training will be. The Royal Navy web site will help with this.
Dont forget your fitness, you need to be able to pass fitness tests to join and then laterly to be considered for promotion.