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Armoured Engineer
Could you lead the way on operations, laying bridges and clearing blockades? If so, you could be an Armoured Engineer, driving powerful fighting machines.
Starting salary
£26,334
Age range
16.6 to 35.6
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 16 years & 6 months old and 35 years & 6 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3m
2km run 11 min
Education
No formal qualifications needed.
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Imagine driving a huge machine that lays bridges for our soldiers. Or clearing a road blockade using another massive vehicle. Like the idea? Why not join us an Armoured Engineer? You start by training as a Combat Engineer. Then you learn to drive, run and fix the Trojan and Titan – tough machines used for building bridges, and clearing ditches and minefields. Once you’re trained, you could go all over the world. This career will also give you the chance to take qualifications, move up and train on other Armoured Vehicles. With sports and Adventurous Training too, you’ll never be bored.
Armoured Engineer is a Combat role in the Royal Engineers. All the Royal Engineer soldier job roles are divided into 5 groups. When you apply to the Engineers, you will apply to the trade group rather than the specific trade. More about types of roles in the Royal Engineers.
Key Responsibilities
Drive/operate and maintain military engineer heavy tanks
Operate the BOWMAN digital communications systems
Clear obstacles and lay bridges
Access opportunities to gain additional qualifications and train on other Army vehicles
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 the basic military training (short) 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 the Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment near Camberley, Surrey, for 12 weeks. Here, you learn military engineering skills, such as knots and lashings, demolition, mine warfare and bridge building. Then it’s 16 weeks’ technical training at the Armour Centre in Bovington, Dorset, learning about the Titan, Trojan and Terrier fleet.
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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