EOD and Search - Reserve

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 it's off to the Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment near Camberley, Surrey. Here, you learn military engineering skills and complete the two-week Reservist Combat Engineer Foundation course, which teaches you engineering skills that you will call upon throughout your career.

Step 3
Finally, you go to the Defence EOD, Munitions and Search Training Regiment, Bicester, for two weeks. This is where you will train to become a specialist EOD & S team member.

All of the above training is delivered at a pace to suit your availability and it will be a two-way partnership with guidance from your Unit training team.

You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £63.27 in training and once you're a Private and increase 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

• Junior Management Qualifications

• Army Physical Training Instructor

• Adventurous Training Instructor Qualifications