At a glance
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Lead a team of personnel specialist soldiers at home and overseas. With the possibility to be attached to any regiment in the Army, your opportunities are endless.
As a Detachment Commander, you can be posted to any regiment in the British Army, be that at home or overseas. You will lead a Detachment of 10-20 AGC(SPS) soldiers. Your responsibilities include the training and development of your soldiers, leading them on exercises and operations and managing their careers. You will also provide critical enabling support to your Regiment. Whether through the delivery of operations, command and information support, or the delivery of personnel administration, your input will be critical to mission success.
The SPS (Staff and Personnel Support) Branch ensures that the British Army’s people are ready to deploy at a moment’s notice by managing its people, finances and information. We are soldiers first, and serve alongside every unit in the Army; wherever the Army goes, we are there too.
Key Responsibilities
Lead your Detachment
Train and mentor your soldiers
Support the chain of command
Deploy on operations
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Reserve (part time)
Entry requirements
Age:
From 17 years & 9 months to 49 years & 11 months
Qualifications:
72 UCAS points and 35 ALIS points at GCSE, (including a minimum grade C/4, Scottish National Grade C, in English, Maths and a science or foreign language), or equivalent qualifications.
To join as a Reservist, you need to be an ex-Regular Officer who has already completed the RAO course.
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
MSFT (beep test) level 8.07
Training for the role
Step 1
Once you rejoin, you'll go to the home of the Adjutant General’s Corps in Winchester for administration, finance and IT training.
Qualifications you could get after training
Officer training is accredited by the Defence Awarding Organisation, Institute of Leadership and Management and Chartered Management Institute, ranging from Levels 4 to 7.
Pay & benefits
You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £83.31 per day once you have passed Army Officer Selection and rising to £99.60 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, you're entitled to a tax-free lump sum called a bounty.
How to Apply
When you decide to apply, your local unit will help you through the process - you don't need to wait until you've finished Army Assessment to get involved.
To join, you have to apply online. The application process will take some time, but you can also ring the unit you're interested in joining - the team there will help often invite you to join them for drill nights, and you'll get support for your application.