The Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY) is the Territorial Army's only armoured reconnaissance regiment. The regiment has squadrons in Newcastle, York, Belfast, Ayrshire and Fife. Regimental Headquarters is in Newcastle.

The armoured reconnaissance soldier is fit, cunning, always flexible in approach and highly dynamic on the battlefield.

Often well in front of other friendly forces, he is master of his equipment, the Scimitar light tank, which is equipped with the 30mm RARDEN automatic cannon, the latest BOWMAN digital battlefield communications system, and highly sophisticated gunsight and surveillance optics, including thermal imaging.

The armoured reconnaissance soldier is equally at home on his feet and will be trained to fight for battlefield information day or night and under testing and arduous conditions.

The QOY has very close links with regular armoured reconnaissance regiments and currently provides them with trained Scimitar crewmen reinforcements for operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the world.

If you're looking for a serious challenge, with serious equipment in a serious role, then contact us now. You may have what it takes to become an armoured reconnaissance soldier in the TA.