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Driver

Wales

Posted 21/04/2024

£18,687 - £23,496 per annum

Top Reasons to Apply
  1. You'll work closely with other trades within the Royal Logistic Corps to ensure all supplies are delivered to the right location at the right time, no matter how dangerous the environment.
  2. Our job is diverse and extremely interesting, offering many opportunities to learn new skills and gain an understanding of the transport industry.
  3. As you progress through your career, you can move into the training world and become a Driving Instructor or Examiner.
Job Description

Get troops and supplies to their destination – cross-country and through jungle, desert and mountains. Get driving licences and qualifications to kick-off your career as an Army driver.

Salary:

  • £18,687 the minimum amount you’ll earn during training
  • £23,496 your pay after completing basic trade training

In the Driver trade, you'll work closely with other trades within the Royal Logistic Corps to ensure all supplies are delivered to the right location at the right time, no matter how dangerous the environment. Our job is diverse and extremely interesting, offering many opportunities to learn new skills and gain an understanding of the transport industry.

As you progress through your career, you can move into the training world and become a Driving Instructor or Examiner. You can also become a Transport Specialist dealing with the operational management of your unit’s fleet.

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.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive the Army’s HGVs. Carry out vehicle maintenance, fleet management and operational planning.
  • Work as part of the Transport Team within an RLC Regiment.
  • You could be deployed worldwide– wherever the British Army has a presence.
  • Earn your Category B, C and C+E Driving and Hazmat Licences.
  • Gain an apprenticeship in Driving Goods Vehicles.

The British Army
Company Information

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. As of 1 January 2024, the British Army comprises 75,166 regular full-time personnel, 4,062 Gurkhas, 26,244 volunteer reserve personnel and 4,557 "other personnel", for a total of 110,029.

The modern British Army traces back to 1707, with antecedents in the English Army and Scots Army that were created during the Restoration in 1660. The term British Army was adopted in 1707 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland.

Key Facts
  • Head Office:

    Upavon,

    Pewsey SN9 6BE

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