Air Defence Gunner - Reserve

• Mid Thigh Pull 50kg

• Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m

• 2km run 11 min 30 sec

More information about the fitness test

No formal qualifications needed

• Defend troops from air attacks

• Work in high-tech weapon systems

• Destroy enemy targets

• Learn a highly skilled job role

Step 1
Basic training takes place over a series of weekends or on residential camps. You learn vital soldiering skills, such as how to survive outdoors and fire weapons.

Step 2
Phase 2 training turns you into a Gunner. The 15-week programme also teaches you how to drive a Land Rover cross country and operate a cutting-edge digital communications system. Most of the training fits around your day job.

You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £63.27 in training and once you're a Private and increasing as you rise through the ranks. 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

• HGV truck licence

• NVQ in Learning and Development

• Computer Literacy and IT Stage 1 (CLAIT)

• European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

• Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)