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# Former Lichfield student setting sail on new career after completing Royal Navy basic training
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/former-lichfield-student-setting-sail-on-new-career-after-completing-royal-navy-basic-training/
- Published: 2021-05-04T08:47:36.000Z
- Updated: 2021-05-04T08:47:47.000Z
- Description: A former Lichfield student is setting sail on a future career after completing his Royal Navy basic training.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News

A former Lichfield student is setting sail on a future career after completing his Royal Navy basic training.

Tom Hayward has completed the intensive 10 week course at HMS Collingwood in Hampshire.

![Tom Hayward](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/etwe-tom-hayward-and-shannon-buoy.jpg)

Tom Hayward

The 24-year-old, who previously studied at the Lichfield campus of South Staffordshire College, said he’d decided on his career path having previously worked in customer services for a car manufacturer.

> “I joined the Royal Navy to travel, for the adventure and to learn new skills – I didn’t want a normal nine to five job behind a desk so I joined up.  
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> “The highlight was naval military training, especially exercise hidden dragon on Salisbury Plain.”  
>  
> Tom Hayward

With this first phase of his training complete, Tom will remain at HMS Collingwood for his weapon engineering training before heading to work on warships around the globe.

> “I have a large sense of achievement completing my phase one training and I’m excited to commence phase two and take the next step.  
>  
> “I’ve also enjoyed making new friends and taking part in challenges I thought I never would.”  
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> Tom Hayward

Details of career opportunities within the Royal Navy are available at [www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers](http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).