Technical Support Specialist - Reserve

Step 1
You start Basic Training, this consists of two main courses and some online training packages. You can book on the courses to fit around your daily life, so it could take you several months to finish your basic training.

• Module 1: Foundation Training. 5 alternate residential weekends Fri - Sun at an Army training centre OR a nine-day residential course.

• Module 2: Battlecamp. 15-day residential course at an Army training establishment. You will learn fieldcraft, Skill at Arms, fitness training, qualities of a soldier, military knowledge, Battlefield casualty drills, individual health and education. This will culminate with a Passing Off Parade which your family and friends can attend to celebrate your success.

Step 2
Then you begin your trade training which will focus on the management of stores so that you can provide the REME tradesmen with specialist tools and spare parts. Training is modular and most of it is done at your Army Reserve unit at evenings and weekends with some occasional residential courses (up to two weeks long) at the Defence School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering at MOD Lyneham, Wiltshire.

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. 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

• Qualifications/accreditation in Leadership and Management.

• You may also gain category B and C driving licences depending on your exact role.