KEEP ARMY VESSELS SOUND AND SEAWORTHY
“THE VARIETY IN MY JOB IS WHAT KEEPS ME INTERESTED. THE ARMY ISN’T JUST ABOUT WORK THOUGH; COMPETING IN TRIATHLONS KEEPS ME FIT."
Training For The Role
Step 1
You'll start with your initial military training which will teach you how to be a soldier - this will cover everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle. If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years 5 months), you’ll do a 23-week basic military training course at Harrogate. If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years 1 month), you’ll do the regular 14-week adult basic training.
Step 2
Then it’s a 21-week Marine Engineering course at MOD Lyneham. Further modules in Seamanship and Stevedore teach you the specialist skills you need to keep all Army vessels ready for action. You’ll get your driving licence too, if you don’t have it already.
Entry Requirements
- Mid Thigh Pull 143kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
- 2km run 11m 15s (11m 30s for Junior Entry)
Qualifications You Could Get After Training
- Level 2 Certificate Logistics & Transport
- Affiliate Membership of CILT
- NVQ Level 2 Apprenticeship Engineering Maintenance and Installation
- IMechE Eng Technician
- C&G Refrigeration reclamation
- CMI Level 3 1st Line Management
Rank Progression
Pay and Benefits
HOW TO APPLY
Training For The Role
Step 1
You start by training to be a soldier with your Reserve unit.
Step 2
Then you do a Marine Engineering course. This happens at the Defence School of Marine Engineering at MOD Lyneham. The course lasts 2 weeks and you carry out marine engineering as a Mexeflote 2nd Engineer. It’s followed by two more modules over five days, which cover Seamanship, among other skills. We do our best to make sure that Army Reserve training fits in with your day job.
Entry Requirements
- Mid Thigh Pull 143kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
- 2km run 11m 15s (11m 30s for Junior Entry)
Qualifications You Could Get After Training
- Cat C+E HGV driving licence
- Cat B car licence
Pay and Benefits
You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £39.34 in training and rising to £50.21 per day once you're a Private. This includes being paid for weekly drill nights. Plus, if you complete all of your annual training days, you're entitled to a tax-free lump sum called a bounty.