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
- Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
- MSFT (beep test) level 8.06
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
Pay and Benefits
HOW TO APPLY
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
- Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
- Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
- MSFT (beep test) level 8.06
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.