Supply Chain Operator

You can start your training as a Junior Soldier at the Army Foundation College from the age of 16 years and 6 months.

• Mid Thigh Pull 50kg

• Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m

• 2km run 11 min 30 sec

  More information about the fitness test

GCSE grade E/2, or Scottish National 4, or above in Maths and English.

• Use Logistic Information Systems (LIS) to help control the storage and distribution of kit and equipment, making sure supplies are always available

• Work in barracks, combat units and warehouses as part of an Army Unit or attached to another organisation

• Deploy all over the world on exercise and operations – wherever your expertise is needed

• Train as a Materiel Accountant and gain your C+E Driving Licence

• Gain an Adult Apprenticeship in Warehousing and Storage

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 a 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
Next you will complete your trade training at the Defence School of Logistics in Worthy Down to be qualified as a RLC Supply Chain Operator Class 3. At this stage, you will be enrolled onto the Level 2 Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship. You will also earn your Category B and C+E licenses at the Defence School of Transport, Leconfield.

Step 3
After 12 months in your Unit, you will complete the Class 2 upgrade assessment. Following a further two years, you will be eligible to complete the Class 1 course if successfully promoted to Lance Corporal.

You'll earn £26,334 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.

GET AN EXTRA £10,000 WITH A GOLDEN HELLO, WHEN YOU JOIN AS A REGULAR ARMY SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATOR*

*Talk to your recruiter to find out if you're eligible for this financial incentive

• Level 2 Supply Change Warehouse Operative Apprenticeship

• C+E Driving Licence