Hi Everybody.
I'm Phil; a new cadet about to begin my first phase at Warsash in September and I'm going to be sponsored by the MEF via SSTG. I understand how the MEF works sort of, it's a charity funded by the government by donating the levies from shipping companies who don't comply with their cadet quota for whatever reason (i.e. cadet drop-outs, or not recruiting enough cadets in the first place). The MEF then sponsors cadets and blah blah blah.
The thing I would like to find out is what kind of experience anybody else who has been already sponsored by them has had. Sea phases can be a bit of an unknown from what I have already gathered as they have to buy the Sea time for you from a company as they see fit/possible. I don't mind not knowing what type of ship I'll be working on, or where I'll be working during my Sea phases as I don't really know what I'd like to do in the future anyway. The more different experiences I get as a cadet the better! What sort of time scale (days, weeks, months?) can I expect to be notified about what ship I'll be on and where? How much influence, if any, do you get over what ship type you work on?
If anybody can help me out at all it will be very much appreciated, thanks
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I'm Phil; a new cadet about to begin my first phase at Warsash in September and I'm going to be sponsored by the MEF via SSTG. I understand how the MEF works sort of, it's a charity funded by the government by donating the levies from shipping companies who don't comply with their cadet quota for whatever reason (i.e. cadet drop-outs, or not recruiting enough cadets in the first place). The MEF then sponsors cadets and blah blah blah.
The thing I would like to find out is what kind of experience anybody else who has been already sponsored by them has had. Sea phases can be a bit of an unknown from what I have already gathered as they have to buy the Sea time for you from a company as they see fit/possible. I don't mind not knowing what type of ship I'll be working on, or where I'll be working during my Sea phases as I don't really know what I'd like to do in the future anyway. The more different experiences I get as a cadet the better! What sort of time scale (days, weeks, months?) can I expect to be notified about what ship I'll be on and where? How much influence, if any, do you get over what ship type you work on?
If anybody can help me out at all it will be very much appreciated, thanks

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