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The Royal Yeomanry

The Royal Yeomanry is the senior cavalry regiment in the Territorial Army. Our role is reconnaissance, operating ahead of the front line to gather intelligence on the enemy and environment. We are based in locations across London, Croydon, Swindon, Nottingham and Leicester.

Mounted in armoured landrovers (RWMIKs) carrying heavy machine guns, our reservist soldiers train to seek out the enemy, report their positions and fix them in place so that they can be destroyed.

To do this our soldiers need to be fit, adaptable and self-reliant, prepared to work in small teams in any weather conditions to get the job done.

Our reconnaissance role means that our soldiers need to be as confident sending a vital radio message while driving cross-country as they are carrying out a covert night patrol or manning an Observation Post, a mix of activities which few other units can match.

Live for the weekend

As a Territorial Army unit, training takes place on evenings and at weekends allowing you to fit an army career alongside your civilian job.