First of all I'd like to say hello, I'm mark.
Secondly I'd like to ask a few questions to anyone willing to help me out. I appreciate the answers to many of my questions will be in the forum somewhere but I'm fishing for more a direct approach if I may on a more individual basis. (If allowed?)
I, like many on here, am thinking about a new career path into the train driving (if that's the official name?) path. My back ground is 14 years in the navy (non engineering branch, no acquired qualifications) and starting a family has made me question my commitment to the many months away at sea. I've literally searched for possible jobs that are a bit more left field than your average retail job etc that can offer a sturdy career path with prospects and stumbles across this possibility.
If anyone is willing to give me any information that i could benefit from from the recruitment process to training, anything I should be doing beforehand or guidance from the very start etc, I would appreciate it massivally either directly on here or via pm. I am a complete novice with anything to do with trains and feel a little naive in asking such questions.
Thanks in advance and apoligise again for going straight in asking for your time on an individual basis.
Mark
Secondly I'd like to ask a few questions to anyone willing to help me out. I appreciate the answers to many of my questions will be in the forum somewhere but I'm fishing for more a direct approach if I may on a more individual basis. (If allowed?)
I, like many on here, am thinking about a new career path into the train driving (if that's the official name?) path. My back ground is 14 years in the navy (non engineering branch, no acquired qualifications) and starting a family has made me question my commitment to the many months away at sea. I've literally searched for possible jobs that are a bit more left field than your average retail job etc that can offer a sturdy career path with prospects and stumbles across this possibility.
If anyone is willing to give me any information that i could benefit from from the recruitment process to training, anything I should be doing beforehand or guidance from the very start etc, I would appreciate it massivally either directly on here or via pm. I am a complete novice with anything to do with trains and feel a little naive in asking such questions.
Thanks in advance and apoligise again for going straight in asking for your time on an individual basis.
Mark