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This is a list of career roles available within each corps in the British Army, as a soldier or officer. [1] Roles in italics are only available to serving soldiers, or re-joiners, and are not open to civilians. [2]
Parts of this article (those related to Basic Training) need to be updated. The reason given is: According to army.mod.uk and BFBS the British Army soldier (other rank) training was overhauled in 2024 and replaced with the "Soldier Academy" syllabus. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
Army 2020 was the name given to the restructuring of the British Army, in light of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review.. On 1 April 2018, the Army Recruiting and Training Division was disbanded.
Every soldier first completes Basic Training, also known as Phase One Training. Adult Entry soldiers complete a 14-week course at Army Training Regiment at Winchester or at the Army Training Centre Pirbright, in Surrey. Junior Entry soldiers (16-17.5 years old) complete a 23-week course at the Army Foundation College at Harrogate.
British Army recruitment poster during the Napoleonic wars offering both limited and unlimited (long-term) service. The United Kingdom's struggle with France during the Napoleonic wars required the British Army to expand rapidly. Ordinary recruiting methods failed to supply the number of men required to fill the Army ranks.
British Army Reserve Training Locations include four Army Training Unit (ATU) sites and two other locations where the Army Reserve Phase One Training courses are delivered. Reserve recruits are first selected at an Army Assessment Centre, before progressing onto Phase One Basic Training.
The British Army's recruitment drive in 2017 targeted working-class families with an average annual income of £10,000. [26] Recruitment for officers typically draws on upwardly-mobile young adults from age 18, and recruiters for these roles focus their resources on high-achieving schools and universities.
Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command was established on 1 April 2018, [54] and oversees the Army Recruiting Group, which includes the National Recruitment Centre (NRC) and local Army Careers Centres, and is staffed by a mixture of Capita staff and Army personnel.