Marine Engineer - Army Reserve

COULD YOU HELP TO KEEP THE BRITISH ARMY'S FLEET OF SEAGOING VESSELS FIT TO FIGHT?

AS ARMY MARINE ENGINEERS, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING, MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING THE ARMY'S FLEET OF SEAGOING VESSELS WHICH ARE USED TO MOVE SOLDIERS, VEHICLES AND SUPPLIES WORLDWIDE.

As a Marine Engineer, you are an important part of the vessel’s crew and will be responsible for maintaining and repairing the craft and its engines. You will be expected to think on your feet and solve problems on a daily basis, you need to be naturally independent, self-motivating and work well under pressure - if a vessel breaks down at sea all eyes quickly focus on the Marine Engineer! You will routinely work alongside the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and in support of the Royal Marines, leading on tasks such as hurricane and disaster relief.

Aside from engineering, there are also opportunities to get involved in the huge array of Army sports as well as all forms of Adventurous Training.

TRAINING FOR THE ROLE

Step 1

You start by training to be a soldier with your Reserve unit.

Step 2

Then you do a Marine Engineering course. This happens at the Defence School of Marine Engineering at MOD Lyneham. The course lasts 2 weeks and you carry out marine engineering as a Mexeflote 2nd Engineer. It’s followed by two more modules over five days, which cover Seamanship, among other skills. We do our best to make sure that Army Reserve training fits in with your day job.

QUALIFICATIONS YOU COULD GET AFTER TRAINING

Cat C+E HGV driving licence

Cat B car licence

PAY AND BENEFITS

https://jobs.army.mod.uk/army-reserve/life-in-the-army-reserve/pay-benefits/

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Age

17 years 9 months - 42 years 6 months

Fitness

Mid Thigh Pull 50kg

Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m

2km run 11m 30s

MSFT (beep test) level 6.6

NATIONALITY

https://jobs.army.mod.uk/how-to-join/can-i-apply/nationality/