There are different Corps and Regiments in the British Army, each offering a range of careers. Here we list potential job roles and some of the leading companies in that sector.
Job Roles
British Army
There are 21 Corps and Regiments in the British Army, each offering a range of careers. Roles include:
- Aircraft technician
- Armourer
- Aviation communication specialist
- Biomedical scientist
- Combat medical technician
- Communications troop officer
- Dog handler
- Education and training officer
- Electronics technician
- Engineer IT systems operator
- Environmental health officer
- Geographic technician
- Guards officer
- HR officer
- Intelligence officer
- Legal officer
- Mariner
- Movement controller
- Paratrooper
- Pharmacist officer
- Physiotherapist officer
- Royal military police soldier
- Tank crewman
Royal Navy
The Naval Service is made up of five services: Surface Fleet, Submarine Service, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary. There are over 100 different roles in the Royal Navy, including:
- Air engineering technician
- Air traffic control officer
- Aircrew officer pilot
- Biomedical scientist
- Chaplain
- Communications information systems specialist
- Dental hygienist
- Hydrography and meteorology officer
- Logistics officer
- Marine engineer officer
- Medical officer
- Mine clearance diver
- Nursing officer mental health
- Royal Marines musician
- Royal Marines officer
- Seaman specialist
- Supply chain logistician
- Training management officer
- Warfare specialist
- Writer (submariner)
Royal Air Force
There are a variety of careers in the Royal Air Force which fall within the following categories; aircrew, personnel support, medical and medical support, logistics, force protection, intelligence, air operations support and technical and engineering. Roles include:
- Air operations (control) officer
- Biomedical scientist
- Electrician
- Firefighter
- Intelligence analyst
- Logistics officer
- Personnel support officer
- Physical training instructor
- Pilot
- Radiographer
- RAF Regiment gunner
- RAF Regiment officer
- Remotely piloted aircraft system pilot
- Survival equipment specialist
- Weapon systems officer
Find out more
- Armed Forces – defence suppliers directory
- Army – British Army jobs
- Army – information on the British Army
- Prospects:
- Royal Air Force careers
- Royal Navy careers
- TARGETjobs – how do I get a graduate job in the armed forces?