Infantry Officer - Reserve

• Mid Thigh Pull 76kg

• Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m

• MSFT (beep test) level 7.10

More information about the fitness test

72 UCAS points and 35 ALIS points at GCSE (including at least grade C/4 in English, Maths and a science or foreign language).

• Command highly trained frontline soldiers as an Infantry Platoon Commander

• Deploy around the world on everything from frontline operations to disaster relief missions

• Serve in one of 19 Infantry Regiments. Each has its own unique history and identity

• Get trained in Armoured, Airborne, Mechanised, Light Mechanised or Light Role tactics

• Specialise as a Company Second-in-Command, Anti-Tank, Mortar, Reconnaissance, Intelligence or Communications Officer further down the line

Step 1
You’ll need to pass the Army Reserve Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Depending on your circumstances you can complete this in modules or in one go.

Step 2
You progress on to the two-week Platoon Commanders' Battle Course, which prepares you to take charge of your team. You also get the chance to do further study. Training is flexible, so you can fit it around your other commitments.

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.

More about Reserve benefits

• Chartered Institute of Personnel Development

• City and Guilds certificate in Human Resource Management

• Postgraduate certificate in Human Resource Management

• Core Combat Skills

• Chartered Management Institute

• Edexel/BTEC certificate in Management Studies