Your first option to look at is weather you want to go officer or soldier route as the officer route would only be available down the nursing pathway of which you may be eligible for a bursary to help cover course fees and materials. should you which to go down the soldier route then you may still be eligible for some kind of funding but for this you would need to discuss with the NRC on 0345 600 80 80. If you were to complete your nursing degree first you would be able to join the RAMS as a qualified nurse and can further your training and skills once completed the military transition course which covers the differences between normal nursing and military nursing.

If you was to go the CMT route then you would not gain qualifications in a nursing field however you could instead work towards a paramedic degree which will be fully funded by the Army the same way further qualifications in the nursing field would be funded by the army too.

Overall the decision is yours to make if you want to stick to the nursing route you have slightly more options and promote straight to the rank of corporal on completion of training unless you go the officer route in which you promote straight to captain. The CMT route is altogether a different pathway and although no qualifications can be guaranteed you can work towards a fully funded paramedic degree for more information it would be worth talking to your local careers office or the NRC for more information on these roles and what funding if any are available to you.

30 June, 2025 08:48