Driver - Royal Engineers - Reserve

• Mid Thigh Pull 50kg

• Medicine Ball Throw 3m (Army Reserve 2.7m)

• 2km run 11 min

  More information about the fitness test

No formal qualifications or experience required.

• Get a range of driving licences

• Drive off-road in challenging conditions

• Learn basic maintenance and servicing

• Drive a variety of military and civilian vehicles

• Travel all over the world

Step 1
Basic Training 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 take the Reservist Combat Engineer Class 3 course over two weeks, which teaches you basic field engineering skills. It’s then time for driver training at Leconfield East Yorkshire. Here, you get your Cat B, Cat C and C+E licences. You’ll then learn to drive military vehicles, such as the Land Rover, four-tonne Bedford truck, six-tonne MAN SV and the SLDT trucks.

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

• Driving Licences – B, C, C+E, D, H

• ADR Certification (Hazardous Materials)

• HIAB