The Royal New Zealand Navy is Hiring
Despite a quarter century of chill between the U.S. and New Zealand over NZ’s anti-nuclear stance, we just wrapped up a visit of HMNZS Te Kaha here in Japan. As usual, sailors will be sailors, so a lot of official and unofficial exchanges, tours and (ahem) ”social activities” took place. We even had the opportunity to help them with a few repairs that were beyond the capabilities of their ship’s force.
A frequent topic of discussion was the RNZN’s retention and manning problems, with a particular shortage of engineers of all sorts due to New Zealand’s booming economy. After a little trawling through the RNZN’s web site, it turns out that they’re recruiting outside the normal field of candidates, and are willing to take officers and enlisted from the UK, US and Canada for direct appointment to grades up to Lt. Commander.
So, if you’re one of the many being forced out by high-year tenure or the second deadly FOS, and you just can’t bear the idea of not working on ships, check it out.
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October 2nd, 2007 at 14:04
Great post. This is awesome!
October 2nd, 2007 at 14:05
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New Zealand Navy Looking for a few Good Americans, Brits and Canadians – The Yankee Sailor
The Royal New Zealand Navy is hiring foreigners.