Cadetship: the figures!

[Midge]

If cadets had to fund studies and accommodation it would cost 3 years at 9000 plus 4500 approx accommodation.
?31500 for three years. Any other cost food travel on top of that. Less any 'pay' they may receive as a cadet whilst at sea.
Airline pilot for a complete beginner ?70,000 to 100,000 to get to the same level.
Uk apprenticeship schemes pay ?2.65 per hour if under 18 national min wage if over 18.
Should you need a student loan? No, you should be able to manage easily. Different if you are older with dependants or other costs. Just left home ? You are getting a lot more than most students even on the lower figures

[Steve]

Out if interest does the RFA pay accommodation costs and food too at college?

Neither.

[HolyNougat]

I can't say I have much time for people who complain about cadet wages when you consider the alternative available in higher education...

[chris]

cant complain really, I do all right on my cadet wage which I think is a pretty average one.

[jonnylambert]

im on an average cadet wage of ?700 a month (?8400 a year) which you can get by on. it all depends on how you work your money, if you dont waste money you will have enough to get you by the month, although living costs at STC are ?480 every 4 weeks which doesnt feed and water you preoperly you still have to spend money at asda etc. not giving you much spare cash to have a good time and relax with. once at sea it is a different matter. the hardest part of the cadetship financial wise is phase 1, after that it should be hunky dorey.

[pignutpilot]

Considering that even if cadets were being paid the UK minimum wage, it would be more that what a lot of the Captains are taking home on many of the vessels sponsor companies put cadets onto, it is probably part of their logic.

It wouldn't create a very conducive atmosphere on board the vessel if the cadets were on more than the captain. Hence it is probably a good idea to have the cadets on a salary similar to the nationalities they are being placed with.

[HarmlessWeasel]

Considering that even if cadets were being paid the UK minimum wage, it would be more that what a lot of the Captains are taking home on many of the vessels sponsor companies put cadets onto, it is probably part of their logic.

It wouldn't create a very conducive atmosphere on board the vessel if the cadets were on more than the captain. Hence it is probably a good idea to have the cadets on a salary similar to the nationalities they are being placed with.

Really? Even if you worked every single hour of every day for a year at minimum wage, you'd earn ?55,275.60; I'm pretty sure most Captains earn a little more than that. If I've missed something please feel free to point it out.

The maths by the way is 24(hrs in a day) x 365(days in a year) x 6.31(minimum wage for over 21s) = 55275.6

[hotnspicy]

Really? Even if you worked every single hour of every day for a year at minimum wage, you'd earn ?55,275.60; I'm pretty sure most Captains earn a little more than that. If I've missed something please feel free to point it out.

The maths by the way is 24(hrs in a day) x 365(days in a year) x 6.31(minimum wage for over 21s) = 55275.6

I think he's saying captains from other countries may earn less than our minimum wage.

[Lewis]

I hate when people make these commparisions you need to look at purchasing power parity in other countries not exchange rates.

[HarmlessWeasel]

I think he's saying captains from other countries may earn less than our minimum wage.

well still, assuming you worked every day for 6 months of the year (typical for a British sailor I hear) that's only ?27,637.80 but that's if you worked every single hour of every day. Assuming you stick to 14 hours a day then minimum wage would give you ?16,122.05. Now I imagine that even captains from other countries earn more than that?

[gadget123]

well still, assuming you worked every day for 6 months of the year (typical for a British sailor I hear) that's only ?27,637.80 but that's if you worked every single hour of every day. Assuming you stick to 14 hours a day then minimum wage would give you ?16,122.05. Now I imagine that even captains from other countries earn more than that?

Maybe not captains, but nearly all ratings and many junior officers are working for less than that.

[HarmlessWeasel]

Maybe not captains, but nearly all ratings and many junior officers are working for less than that.

ouch, well at least it'll buy more in their country than it would here. Still, glad I'm British

[gadget123]

ouch, well at least it'll buy more in their country than it would here. Still, glad I'm British

Yeah definitely goes further in their country. I sailed with one absolutely awful cook who told me his wife was a lawyer and that he learnt a lot more than her. So this guy was getting paid a lot more than a lawyer for barely being able to cook, so decent officers must do pretty well.