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Ceremonial Gunner
The excitement, the spectacle, the crowds: there’s nothing like being a Ceremonial Gunner. You’ll learn to ride like a pro and build an amazing career.
Starting salary
£26,334
Age range
16 to 32.11
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 16 years old and 32 years & 11 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
2km run 11 min 30 sec
Education
No formal qualifications needed
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Imagine being on parade with thousands of people watching. Or riding a horse at a royal event. Join us as a Ceremonial Gunner and things like this will be part of your life. In this role, you join the famous King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and become an expert rider. You perform on horseback and fire guns at state occasions. You can also get qualifications and skills as a carriage driver, saddler, farrier or tailor. With a great team around you plus Adventurous Training and sports, it’s an experience you’ll never forget.
Key Responsibilities
Enjoy a fun and challenging environment
Perform in front of the Royal Family
Work closely with horses
Experience the proud tradition of the Royal Artillery
Step1
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 the 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
Then it’s off to Larkhill, Wiltshire, for 15 weeks to become a qualified Gunner. During your training, you must pass the Potential Recruits course held by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. When you’ve passed, you’ll go to London and learn to ride and drive in a gun team of six galloping horses, and to fire royal salutes in Hyde Park.
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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