I got the letter from navy to sign on for the MDES study award. The scholarship which sponsors for a lot of things. Should i sign on ? Or should i not ? Any advice ?
are you still studying or are you currently serving NS?
there are currently 3 schemes in the saf.
1) the officer scheme, the best paying scheme of all.
2) the WOSE scheme, which offers the lousiest pay
3) the mdes scheme, which is smth in between. an mdes is paid less than a combatant of equivilent rank.
and if you sign bond with navy, as a poly grad with a technical diploma, you can expect a basic of around $2200. but it will be almost impossible to change from mdes to officer after you have signed on.
so if your ambition is to be an officer, please go through your bmt first, and decide whether its suitable for you to sign on.
and only people who have been officers during ns can sign on as regular officers.