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.

Once your online application has been approved, you'll have an interview with a senior recruiter, who will talk to you about the corps that you would like to join. You'll have the chance to learn more about your chosen corps, although you won't make your final decision until you're in training at Sandhurst.

 will help you through the process - you don't need to wait until you've finished Army Assessment to get involved.

. 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.

As an officer in the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) you will command a team of up to 80 soldiers undertaking a variety of crucial roles at home and abroad. The RLC is represented in every theatre of operations and in every military unit, supporting the Army in everything it does. Specialising in anything from port operations to bomb disposal, the work that you and your soldiers do will underpin every operation. You'll become an expert in leadership and management, and gain valuable qualifications that will make you highly sought after if you return to civilian life.

You'll earn £34,676 during your year of training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before commissioning and becoming a Second Lieutenant, on £41,456 a year.

You'll get paid a day rate according to your rank, starting from £83.31 per day once you have passed Army Officer Selection and rising to £99.60 per day once you've commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. 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.

Qualifications: 72 UCAS Points from at least two A-level passes and 35 ALIS points at GCSE (34 for SCEs) from seven GCSE/SCE subjects (including Grade C in English, Maths and a science or a foreign language).

Qualifications: 72 UCAS Points from at least 2 A-level passes (or equivalent). 35 ALIS points at GCSE (34 for SCEs) from 7 GCSE/SCE subjects (including Grade C/4 in English, Maths and a science or a foreign language).

The role of a Royal Logistics Corps officer is to provide essential support in operations and peacetime. Become a British Army expert in leadership and management.

Royal Logistic Corps Officer | Army Jobs

The role of a Reserve Royal Logistics Corps officer is to provide essential support in operations and peacetime. Become a British Army expert in leadership and management.

Reserve Royal Logistic Corps Officer | Army Jobs

The Troop Commander’s course prepares you for the fact you may be the only RLC officer on an exercise or operation and need to understand all aspects of logistic support. I was prepared - the RLC teaches you to think big. You are a Troop Commander, but you are also prepared for strategic operations, not just tactical ones. I had a troop of 48 soldiers; studied a language in Nepal; conducted a Battlefield Study and military skills competitions; planned Adventurous Training and deployed on Ebola Relief operations....all of these opportunities are there. If there is an operation we will go.

I joined the RLC as I wanted to lead soldiers and the largest squadrons in the Army are found in the RLC. I commanded a troop of over 80 soldiers, ensuring they were trained and fit to fight. My soldiers were constantly deploying, to over 20 locations around the world; it was a real test of my management to oversee their overlapping commitments. I deployed to Poland on one of NATOs biggest exercises, then to Sierra Leone to aid in the defeat of the Ebola crisis – seeing the effect our work was having on the population was very humbling." Lieutenant Charlotte Edwards

Royal Logistic Corps Officer

You’ll start your career on the 44-week Commissioning Course at the 

. This is for all officer cadets, regardless of the Corps that they’re hoping to join.

Next it’s the 19-week Royal Logistic Corps Troop Commander's Course, where you will learn about military logistics at the Defence School of Logistics, Policing and Administration. This prepares you for your first posting as a Royal Logistic Corps Troop Commander, where you could deploy as a Battle Groups’ only RLC officer, providing fuel, supply, ammunition, movements and distribution expertise. Apply your operational decision making or strategic planning skills and later you could choose to specialise as an Ammunition Technical Officer; Petroleum Operator; Port and Maritime Officer or Contracts Officer.

You’ll need to pass the Army Reserve Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. You can complete this in modules or in one go – depending on your circumstances.

Then, you have the Royal Logistic Corps Troop Commander's Course to prepare you for your first role in charge of an RLC Troop with soldiers from one or more of our sixteen trades. Remember that all Army Reserve training is designed to fit in around your life and day job.

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