At a glance
- Soldier
- medical
- logistics
Be part of a specialist team keeping the Field Hospitals and Army clean and healthy at home and overseas as an Operational Hygiene Specialist.
Keeping troops clean, dealing with decontamination, helping Army medical teams - our Operational Hygiene Specialists do all this and more.
They are part of a special Operational Hygiene Squadron - the only one in the Army - which is linked to the Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars. The Specialists provide sterilisation services at field hospitals and set up hot showers for troops. In fact, they support all kinds of high-profile training, in the UK and overseas. Join the team and you could travel the world, providing a vital service and supporting doctors, medics and soldiers, including Special Forces.
The Royal Logistic Corps are the Army’s professional logisticians keeping the Field Army marching, its helicopters flying, its vehicles moving and its tanks and guns firing. We enable its deployment and supply it with everything it needs, wherever it operates, throughout the world.
Key Responsibilities
Become a logistic specialist in delivering morale to the Army’s hospitals and soldiers in the field.
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Reserve (part time)
Entry requirements
Age:
From 17 years & 9 months to 42 years & 11 months
Qualifications:
No formal qualifications needed
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull: 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw: 2m 70cm
MSFT (beep test): Level 5 shuttle 8
Training for the role
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 spend 15 days learning about your role. At the same time, you may well get your category C or C+E driving licence. You need to know how to drive lorries as operational hygiene equipment is often moved around on pallets by LGVs. You’ll have the same military and command, leadership and management training as other troops in the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC). Later, there’ll be the chance to move up to senior NCO as a Detachment Commander.
Qualifications you could get after training
Cat C driving licence
Pay & benefits
You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £63.27 in training and once you're a Private. 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.
How to Apply
When you decide to apply, your local unit will help you through the process - you don't need to wait until you've finished Army Assessment to get involved.
To join, you have to apply online. The application process will take some time, but you can also ring the unit you're interested in joining - the team there will help often invite you to join them for drill nights, and you'll get support for your application.