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Communication Driver Storeman

You get behind the wheels of several specialist vehicles, managing vital stores and warehouse logistics, as well as delivering components.

Logistic Ammunition Technician

As an expert in explosives you handle, test and dispose of everything from bullets to bombs, ensuring the safety of troops in combat.

Aviation Support Specialist

You deliver vital supplies to forward operating bases on the battlefield, from ammunition and fuel to food and water.

Logistic Hygiene Technician

You’re the Army’s cleaning machine, providing laundry, decontamination and shower facilities to soldiers on training and operations.

Military Police Officer

As an officer in the Royal Military Police, you command a platoon of highly trained soldiers investigating crimes committed in the UK and on operations.

Logistic Boat Pilot

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Tank Transporter Driver

Driving the mighty Oshkosh tank transporter, you get Challenger 2 tanks and other armoured vehicles to where they’re needed, from bases in the UK to front-line units overseas.

Logistic Port Operator

You ensure the smooth running of military docks in the UK and abroad. Your knowledge of plant and cargo vehicles allows you to load and unload ships in ports and on beaches.

Prison Officer

You're a specialist in custody and detention, providing advice, conducting inspections and ensuring safety in detention centres at home and overseas.

Specialist Driver (Reserves)

Tanks, trucks and other vehicles give the Army its firepower and keep soldiers on the move. Your job is to make sure those vehicles are ready for the units who need them.

Tailor

The colourful uniforms of the Household Division are a key part of high-profile state ceremonies. You make sure they look their best at all times.

Military Police Soldier

The Royal Military Police is responsible for maintaining law and order, investigating crime in the Army, and for policing the military community worldwide.

Military Police Detective

In the Special Investigation Branch (SIB) of the Royal Military Police, you're responsible for investigating serious and complex crime in military communities worldwide.

Logistic Support Chef

Good food is essential to morale in combat, and as a chef you provide the fuel that keeps soldiers fighting fit.

Logistic Postal Courier

Your role is vital to troop morale as you ensure the safe delivery of the Army’s mail, and the smooth running of tracking systems.

Technical Storeman (Reserves)

You provide vital technical support to all REME’s tradesmen and women. Based in a workshop, you're responsible for the management of specialist tools and test equipment.

Logistic Movement Coordinator

As a Logistic Movement Coordinator, nothing rolls off the base without your say-so. You plan routes and direct transportation in support of operations on land, sea and air.

Logistic Railway Operator

Trains are one of the Army’s more surprising combat weapons, and a useful tool for peacekeeping missions. You operate rolling stock and railway networks at home and abroad.

Logistic IT Systems Analyst

You manage the computer systems that control the Army's flow of equipment, making sure vital supplies get to where they need to go – on time, every time.

Prison Officer (Reserves)

You're a specialist in custody and detention, providing advice, conducting inspections and ensuring safety in military detention centres around the world.

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