Insider profil

Combat Roles
Infantry

Keen to receive questions about

Career TipsGeneralOur CulturePeople & DiversityRoleWhy usWork & Life with Us

Top Insider Advice

Learning to live within the values of the British Army is the best way to live for opportunities and self-improvement. Courage - have the courage to take opportunities, and volunteer for things that others won’t. Discipline - don’t be easily led, and always do the right thing - even if there is nobody watching. Respect - respect is often hard to earn and easy to lose; treat others the way you want to be treated and don’t forget to respect yourself. Integrity - be honest with yourself and others: you’ll learn faster and better for it. Loyalty - be loyal to your values and don’t fall into following the wrong crowd. Be loyal to your friends and family. And, most importantly, be loyal to yourself and what you want to achieve. Selfless Commitment - do things with conviction, work hard, and offer yourself up to always being there for people when you can. Following these values will give you the best chance to achieve anything you want in the Army - whether that's a promotion, time away doing sports, or making friends. All your winnings and failings will come back to asking yourself, "Did you stick to the CDRILS?"

Read more advice

Career path

Team Leader (Cpl)

British Army - Recruiting Group

From 01/2024 to 04/2024

Regimental Duty Coporal

Infantry Training Centre

From 02/2022 to 01/2024

Regimental Duty Coporal

4th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland

From 08/2016 to 02/2022

Company

What do you like about your job and the company?

I help run activities from York - Carlisle, being able to travel across the north of England and having a postitive impact on members of public is very rewarding! My job stafsifaction - Having a postive impact on other people and being part of their Army Career is very rewarding compared to normal soldiering life. work to home life - Although my calander is often full of activities I am also given lots of opertunities to be at home with my family and friends. My inclusive, diverse and supportive colleagues makes my current post one of the best that i have ever had! There are lots of oppertunity for travel and attending trips on adventure training together too.

Greatest achievements

To receive recognition as an individual was brilliant as I was awarded the commendation in front of my battalion. With commendations being a rare award to receive I was extremely proud of the recognition and felt that all my hard work that I had put into improving the boxing team was worth it. As a junior leader (LCpl) I was trusted create and deliver a full-time training programme including outside training with different boxing clubs and external strength and conditioning coaches. I secured sponsorship from a local embroidery company for clothing and a physio to provide on-call treatment free of charge to all our athletes, something that had never been done before. This created a professional culture that gave our battalion boxers the best opportunity to be successful in the sport and we won our boxing night 8 fights to 0 against another battalion in my first year as the Lead coach. This lay the foundation to a strong team that went on to box for coming years and some progressing to becoming regimental, brigade and army champions and now coaches.

Other insiders

Caitlin B

Top Insider Advice

The army has countless opportunities for everyone , take as many as you can- whether that's professional development for your trade or working towards instructor qualifications for adventurous training, the list is endless. Enjoy as much of your career as possible and have a laugh with your friends around you. That way when you do decide to leave the army, you know you've had the best time possible.

Connor T

Army Air Corps CET Team.

Top Insider Advice

Throughout selection and training things will not always go your way, it is designed to be tough and challenge you to give you the tools and know how to succeed in the challenging job as a soldier. It is vitally important that when you have a tough day you have the drive and determination to get up go again and get better. Anyone can do this as long as you give yourself the right mindset.

Eamon K

Vehicle Mechanic

Top Insider Advice

The army will offer you loads, however its up to you to make it count towards your career, don't be afraid to push yourself and try new things as that's what the opportunities are there for. Make your career the best it possibly can be for yourself and you will have a fantastic career.

Discussions with Shaun M
Parachute regiment or intelligence corps
in Career Tips·Wednesday, May 22, 2024
1 response
169 views
How frequent are military deployments? Are long periods without deployment common?
in Career Tips·Wednesday, April 17, 2024
1 response
141 views
How old do I need to be to go to a careers office ?
in Career Tips·Wednesday, May 22, 2024
1 response
29 views