Driver

The Army; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Bank holidays and extra leave afterops

Free medical and dental care

Lower cost living

Free gym and sports facilities

Job summary

The Army - United Kingdom is seeking an entry-level Driver to serve as a full-time soldier. You will transport soldiers and supplies across the world, ensuring arrival of people, ammunition, rations, and equipment in various terrains.

Entry training starts at £26,334 yearly, with opportunities to progress to Corporal within five years and earn £37,861. Benefits include 30 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays and extra leave after operations), free medical and dental care, cheaper living

Qualifications

• To qualify, you must be between 16 years 6 months and 35 years 6 months and pass a basic fitness test.

Responsibilities

• Play an essential role in transporting soldiers and supplies across the world
• Ensure people, ammunition, rations, and equipment arrive safe and sound
• Drive through desert, jungle, snow, and mountain roads
• Train on a range of vehicles from quad bikes to HGVs
• Learn cross-country driving, convoy driving, navigating, loading, driving at night, and more
• Gain qualifications in logistics, including a Level 2 apprenticeship in Driving Goods Vehicles

Job description

Driver

The Army - United Kingdom

From £26,334 a year

Be our driving force.

As a full-time soldier, entry-level Driver for the British Army, you’ll:

• Play an essential role in transporting soldiers and supplies across the world
• Ensure people, ammunition, rations, and equipment arrive safe and sound
• Drive through desert, jungle, snow, and mountain roads
• Train on a range of vehicles from quad bikes to HGVs
• Learn cross-country driving, convoy driving, navigating, loading, driving at night, and more
• Gain qualifications in logistics, including a Level 2 apprenticeship in Driving Goods Vehicles

To qualify, you must be between 16 years 6 months and 35 years 6 months and pass a basic fitness test.

Set yourself up for life.

During your initial training, you’ll earn £26,334. If you set your mind to it, you could reach Corporal within 5 years, earning £37,861.

You’ll also receive 30 days’ annual leave every year (plus bank holidays and extra leave after operations), free medical and dental care, cheaper living costs, and free gym and sports facilities. And unless you're away on operations or training exercises, you'll normally work 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

From your very first day of training with us, you’ll be gaining transferrable skills – skills that could set you up for life. You don’t need to know how to do the job before you get here, because we’ll give you all the entry-level training you need.

You’ll even get to travel the world, taking part in the Army’s adventurous training, and spending dedicated time playing the sports you love.

Get skills, get qualified, get confident.

You Belong Here.