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Household Cavalry Soldier
Find out how it feels to wow the crowds riding at state ceremonies, and what it’s like to be out in the field, performing reconnaissance.
Starting salary
£26,334
Age range
16 to 35.6
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 16 years old and 35 years & 6 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
2km run 10 min 15 sec
Education
No formal qualifications needed
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With the chance to ride at ceremonies and get out in the field, you'll have the best of worlds. Troopers in the Household Cavalry are trained to drive and operate armoured vehicles, gathering information about the enemy and carrying out fast attacks. They also spend time in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, taking part in famous public events on horseback. It's one of the most varied and famous roles in the Army.
Key Responsibilities
Train on the Ajax armoured vehicle
Focus on combat
Become a reconnaissance/surveillance specialist
Perform mounted ceremonial duties
Enjoy a varied role and opportunities to travel
Step 1
Your initial military training teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.
If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do a basic military training (long) course at Harrogate.
If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the regular adult basic training.
Step 2
You head to Bovington, Dorset for 20 weeks of specialist training, focusing on communications, fighting from vehicles and an introduction to the Ajax armoured fighting vehicle. You will complete your driving licence (if you don't already have it). You will then move to Windsor to begin your riding course to prepare you for all aspects of becoming a mounted ceremonial soldier on duty in London. After 18-24 months of ceremonial duty, you will be posted to the Household Cavalry Regiment, Bulford, to train on the AJAX armoured fighting vehicle and obtain your tracked vehicle licence.
You'll earn £26,334 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.
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