PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT IN OPERATIONS AND PEACETIME
" YOU ARE A TROOP COMMANDER, BUT YOU ARE ALSO PREPARED FOR STRATEGIC OPERATIONS, NOT JUST TACTICAL ONES."
Training For The Role
Step 1
You’ll start your career on the 44-week Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. This is for all officer cadets, regardless of the Corps that they’re hoping to join.
Step 2
Next it’s the 19-week Royal Logistic Corps Troop Commander's Course, where you will learn about military logistics at the Defence School of Logistics, Policing and Administration. This prepares you for your first posting as a Royal Logistic Corps Troop Commander, where you could deploy as a Battle Groups’ only RLC officer, providing fuel, supply, ammunition, movements and distribution expertise. Apply your operational decision making or strategic planning skills and later you could choose to specialise as an Ammunition Technical Officer; Petroleum Operator; Port and Maritime Officer or Contracts Officer.
Entry Requirements
Age:
17 years 9 months - 28 years 11 months
Qualifications: 72 UCAS Points from at least two A-level passes and 35 ALIS points at GCSE (34 for SCEs) from seven GCSE/SCE subjects (including Grade C in English, Maths and a science or a foreign language).
Fitness:
- Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
- 2km run 10m 15s (multistage fitness test)
Qualifications You Could Get After Training
- Post Graduate Certificate in Conflict and Leadership studies
- Membership of Chartered Management Institute
- BSc (Hons) in Logistics Management
- Opportunity to gain higher qualifications as your career progresses
Rank Progression
Learn about rank progression here.
Pay and Benefits
"The Troop Commander’s course prepares you for the fact you may be the only RLC officer on an exercise or operation and need to understand all aspects of logistic support. I was prepared - the RLC teaches you to think big. You are a Troop Commander, but you are also prepared for strategic operations, not just tactical ones. I had a troop of 48 soldiers; studied a language in Nepal; conducted a Battlefield Study and military skills competitions; planned Adventurous Training and deployed on Ebola Relief operations....all of these opportunities are there. If there is an operation we will go."
HOW TO APPLY
Once your online application has been approved, you'll have an interview with a senior recruiter, who will talk to you about the corps that you would like to join. You'll have the chance to learn more about your chosen corps, although you won't make your final decision until you're in training at Sandhurst.
Training For The Role
Step 1
You’ll need to pass the Army Reserve Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. You can complete this in modules or in one go – depending on your circumstances.
Step 2
Then, you have the Royal Logistic Corps Troop Commander's Course to prepare you for your first role in charge of an RLC Troop with soldiers from one or more of our sixteen trades. Remember that all Army Reserve training is designed to fit in around your life and day job.
Entry Requirements
Age:
17 years 9 months - 48 years 11 months
Fitness:
- Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
- 2km run 10m 15s (multistage fitness test)
Qualifications:
72 UCAS Points from at least 2 A-level passes (or equivalent). 35 ALIS points at GCSE (34 for SCEs) from 7 GCSE/SCE subjects (including Grade C/4 in English, Maths and a science or a foreign language).
Qualifications You Could Get After Training
- Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
- Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
- Chartered Management Institute
- City & Guilds Certificate in Human Resource Management
- Edexel/BTEC Certificate in Management Studies
Pay and Benefits
You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £69.84 once you have passed Army Officer Selection and rising to £86.90 per day once you've commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. 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.
From the Field
"I joined the RLC as I wanted to lead soldiers and the largest squadrons in the Army are found in the RLC. I commanded a troop of over 80 soldiers, ensuring they were trained and fit to fight. My soldiers were constantly deploying, to over 20 locations around the world; it was a real test of my management to oversee their overlapping commitments. I deployed to Poland on one of NATOs biggest exercises, then to Sierra Leone to aid in the defeat of the Ebola crisis – seeing the effect our work was having on the population was very humbling." Lieutenant Charlotte Edwards
HOW TO APPLY
Once your online application has been approved, you'll have an interview with a senior recruiter, who will talk to you about the corps that you would like to join. You'll have the chance to learn more about your chosen corps, although you won't make your final decision until you're in training at Sandhurst.
