 is responsible for maintaining the health of servicemen and women. The Corps is represented wherever the British Army is deployed, providing medical support to operations, exercises and Adventurous Training expeditions all over the world.

Once your online application has been approved, you'll have an interview with a 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.

On the battlefield, casualties have to be evacuated to get the best medical treatment as soon as possible. As a Medical Support Officer, you'll provide the leadership, healthcare management and planning that this kind of challenge demands. You don’t need any medical qualifications and you won’t be a hands-on medic. Instead, you’ll provide a command and control function, guiding and co-ordinating teams, so they perform at their best – and save lives.

You'll earn £34,676 during your year of training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before commissioning and becoming a Second Lieutenant, on £41,456 a year.

You'll be paid on a daily rate commensurate to your qualifications 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.

35 ALIS points at GCSE or Scottish National (Minimum grade C/4 in English, Maths and Science or a Foreign Language).

As a Medical Support Officer you will have considerable opportunity to further your professional development. You may get the opportunity to study Higher Education and University courses in relevant healthcare topics in order to improve your understanding of medical management.

Upon your first posting you will have the opportunity to complete Strategic Medical Planning Courses to add to your professional portfolio.

You will commission from Sandhurst as a Second Lieutenant and go on to complete the Army Medical Services Entry Officers' Course and the Medical Troop Commanders Course. Upon your first posting you will have the opportunity to complete Strategic Medical Planning Courses to add to your professional portfolio.

Command, lead and manage a multi-disciplinary medical team to save lives on the battlefield. Start a job in the Army as a Medical Support Officer.

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In the Army Reserve Command, lead and manage a multi-disciplinary medical team to save lives on the battlefield. Start a job in the Army as a Medical Support Officer.

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“I’ve been a Medical Troop Commander for six months. In that time, I’ve completed a large-scale exercise in Canada and deployed on operations as part of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. I’ve guided the President of Sierra Leone, former Prime Minister Tony Blair, an EU delegation and countless media representatives around my site, explaining what we do. I’ve also worked with soldiers from different backgrounds in the UK and Sierra Leone as well as Ministry of Health workers. I don’t believe this would have been possible in another role – I’ve been exceptionally lucky!” – Lieutenant Phillips

Medical Support Officer

You complete the 44-week Regular Commissioning Course at the 

You commission from Sandhurst as a Second Lieutenant and go on to complete the Royal Army Medical Service Entry Officers' Course and the Medical Troop Commanders Course. 

First, you’ll do the 8-week course Regular Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

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