Engineering Officer at The British Army

Description 

• As a REME Officer you will lead highly skilled and qualified tradesmen both on operations and in barracks.
• They could be repairing Light Guns, recovering Challenger 2 Tanks, maintaining Apache helicopters or supporting the Special Forces.
• Every unit in the British Army needs REME personnel to repair, recover and maintain its vehicles and equipment.
• With 9 Regular Battalions, 3 Reserve Battalions and 42 Light Aid Detachments there are varied and frequent opportunities working anywhere in the world.
• The Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) provides engineering support to maintain and repair the vast array of British Army equipment.
• They will be found wherever the Army is operating, at home or overseas. The technical training our soldiers’ receive gives them the confidence to tackle any engineering problem.
• We are professional, resourceful and resilient, and we strive to keep fit equipment in the hands of the user; to keep the punch in the Army’s fist.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate high calibre, highly motivated soldiers
• Support units by making battle-winning decisions, to keeping them moving and operating, wherever in the world they deploy.
• Provide technical expertise, advice and assurance to unit commanders.
• Develop your people to reach their potential and promote professional engineering.

Entry Requirements
Age:

• From 17 years & 9 months to 28 years & 11 months

Qualifications:

• 72 UCAS points and 35 ALIS points at GCSE or equivalent qualifications (including minimum GCSE grade C/4 or Scottish National 5 grade C, in English Language, Maths and a Science or Foreign Language).
• Graduates should ideally hold a technically focussed degree; including engineering, maths, science or computer systems. This list is not exhaustive and many others would be considered. Non-graduates must be prepared to study for an In-Service Degree in a technical subject.

Basic physical fitness assessment:

• Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
• Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
• MSFT (beep test) level 8.07

Pay & Benefits

• You'll earn £33,183 during your year of training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before commissioning and becoming a Second Lieutenant, on £39,671 a year.