Regular Officer

You should be between 17 years, 9 months and 28 years, 11 months to apply.

Keeping calm under pressure

Regular Officers are full time Officers, who usually live and work on military bases. After completing your training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, you'll be leading from the front and caring for your soldiers.

You don’t need to have a degree to become an Army officer – just good A levels, or equivalent. In fact you can even study for one while serving if you choose.

Find an Officer Role

Lead and Learn as an Officer

As an Officer, there are opportunities to learn as you lead. With training in project management, strategic management, or even getting a degree while you work, there is an option for everyone.

Officer Learning & Development

Life in the Army is challenging, but the rewards are unparalleled: progression has been constant and there's never a day when I'm not learning. I live and work with my friends, lead a capable team and get to represent my regiment at skiing.

Financial Support

Whether you’re joining as an Officer or a Soldier the Army is there to support you as you learn and develop.

The Army offers a range of financial support packages, bursaries and scholarships to selected officer candidates during further and higher education. All applicants for bursaries or scholarships must meet the officer eligibility standards and pass the Army Officer Selection Board.

Bursaries & Scholarships

Officer events

We regularly hold events to help people thinking about a career as an Army officer understand more about what life as an officer is like.

Currently, these are being held online. Hear from Platoon Commanders and Officer Cadets from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, as well as serving junior Officers at an insight day, or get a closer look at Army life from a female perspective at one of our online presentations.