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Royal Signals soldiers are among the most technically skilled in the Army. They are responsible for all the Army’s battlefield communications, from digital radio kit to sophisticated satellite systems. Your job would be to lead and motivate these highly trained soldiers, setting their priorities and directing their duties in the field.
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There is a good ethos in the Royal Signals. As well as being soldiers, we have a technical role to fulfil. Our troops are very intelligent, so commanding them is extremely rewarding. If you want great friends, great soldiers to lead and a fresh challenge every day, then the Royal Signals is for you. It’s the complete package.
The Troop Commander gives a briefing to her troops
The Troop Commander gives a briefing to her troops
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A junior commander practices planning how communications equipment will be deployed on the battlefield
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On completion of the commissioning course at Sandhurst, you attend the Royal Signals Troop Commanders’ course. This covers subjects as diverse as basic technology and communications techniques, command and leadership, and military and administrative skills. It has a high practical content, and classroom instruction is consolidated by field exercises and simulation.
You master the same basic military skills as everyone else. Then you learn how to command soldiers in the field, with further training teaching you how to apply your IT and technical skills in a military context. As a non-graduate officer, you get the chance to sit a three-year in-service degree. You gain valuable management experience in this role.
You must first pass an Army Selection Board and follow a modular training package. On completion you attend the three-week Officer Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Further training then prepares you to lead a troop and then eventually a squadron. Training fits around you day job.
You master the same military skills as everyone else. Basic officer training covers things like fieldcraft, map reading, tactics and weapons handling. After you master the basics, you learn how to command soldiers in the field. Further training teaches you how to apply your IT and technical skills in a military context.
This is the rank you start out at when you become an officer. You join your first unit and normally take charge of a team of about 30 soldiers. Your job is to make sure that they’re an effective team, and a big part of that is looking after their welfare and career development.
You’re promoted automatically from Second Lieutenant to Lieutenant, where your pay and responsibility increases. At this stage, your main objective is to use your leadership skills in a practical context. You also benefit from the advice of senior soldiers and more experienced officers.
A series of courses prepare you for your next promotion. You learn more about military tactics and develop your leadership skills further. You take on a new role, which could involve leading a small team of specialists, or working as second-in-command or operations officer of a larger unit.
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