Formed on
26 May 1716
Role
Combat Support
Specialism
Engineering
Few careers can match the diversity, training and experiences the Corps of Royal Engineers can offer. No matter which path you take, officer, soldier, Regular or Reserve, you will become confident in your role, with the opportunity to gain civilian recognised qualifications up to degree level.
Current UK Deployments
- United Kingdom - Operation Interflex
Our sappers are currently supporting the training and development of Ukrainian Forces.
Overseas Deployments
- Cyprus - Operation Tosca
- Poland - Operation Interbow
- Romania - Operation Biloxi
- USA - Project Capstone
Also Exercises in Canada, Belize, Kenya, Germany and Cyprus to name a few.
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8 Engineer Brigade
Cloutman Block, Gibraltar Barracks, Surrey GU17 9LP 01252 863229
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12 (Force Support) Engineer Group
RAF Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6HB 01780 417155
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25 (Close Support) Engineer Group
Picton Barracks, Bulford, Salisbury, SP4 9NY 01980 672670
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29 EOD & Search Group
Montgomery House, Queen’s Ave, Aldershot, GU11 2JN 01252 787729
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1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment
Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent ME4 4UG 01634 822851
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3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment
Gibraltar Barracks, Blackwater, Surrey, GU17 9LP 01252 863273
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20 Works Group Royal Engineers (Air Support)
RAF Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6HB 01780 417260
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21 Engineer Regiment
Claro Barracks, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 2RD 01765 632202
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23 Amphibious Squadron
Based in Sennelager, Germany
Affiliated with 21 Engineer Regiment
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22 Engineer Regiment
Swinton Barracks, Perham Down, Hampshire SP11 9LQ 01980 651758
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23 Parachute Engineer Regiment
Rock Barracks, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3LU 01394 462555
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24 Commando Royal Engineers
RMB Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4AZ 01271 857775
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26 Engineer Regiment
Swinton Barracks, Perham Down, Hampshire SP11 9LQ 01980 603774
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28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN)
RAF Honnington, Bury St-Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1EE 01359 237255
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32 Engineer Regiment
Marne Barracks, Catterick, North Yorkshire, DL10 7NP 01748 875677
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35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)
Carver Barracks, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2YA 01223 203609
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36 Engineer Regiment
Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone, Kent ME14 2NA 01622 7673202
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39 Engineer Regiment
Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss, Moray IV36 3UH 01309 616608
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42 Engineer Regiment (Geo)
RAF Wyton Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 2EA 01480 524514
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33 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)
Carver Barracks, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2YA 01223 203707
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62 Works Group Royal Engineers
Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 5HA 01159 572314
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63 Works Group Royal Engineers
Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 5HA 01159 572232
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65 Works Group Royal Engineers
Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 5HA 01159 572875
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66 Works Group Royal Engineers
Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 5HA 01159 572439
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71 Engineer Regiment
Leuchars Station, ST ANDREWS, Fife, KY16 0JX 01334 857632
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75 Engineer Regiment
Peninsula Barracks, O’Leary Street, Warrington WA2 7QS 01925 642842
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101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)
Hudson House, Bromley Road, London, SE6 2RH 02086 979214
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Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
You will quickly learn the skills required to become a junior leader and gain promotion.
Our senior ranks are experienced, respectful and provide excellent coaching and mentoring.
We have quality Sapper officers, that inspire and lead from the front.
Apprenticeships
Sapper Fitzgerald trained to be a fitter. She always enjoyed practical activities and sport at school, so thought the Royal Engineers would be the best fit for her.
Male or Female, as a potential Sapper you will be treated fairly and with respect throughout your career in the Corps of Royal Engineers.
There are many specialised trades in the Royal Engineers including bomb disposal and search, armoured engineer, parachute engineer, commando royal engineer and royal engineer diver to name a few.
My apprenticeship got me qualified!
Qualifications
Sapper Sealey completed his apprenticeship as a heating and plumbing engineer.
As a potential Sapper, you will complete basic training. You will learn the skills required to become a robust and confident soldier.
You will complete combat engineer training, which will give you the engineering knowledge required to use speed boats, handle explosives, build bridges, purify water, build fortifications and many other exciting tasks.
As a Sapper you will gain a trade, with the opportunity to gain civilian recognised qualifications.
I made my family proud!
Sports Opportunities
As Sappers we take our sport seriously, and we have a great track record of our sappers representing the British Army and Great Britain sports teams throughout the years.
Whatever sport you enjoy and at whatever level, the royal engineers promotes healthy competition and will support your sporting endeavors no matter what your level.
Check out our various social media channels, for more insight of what we get up to.
We take our sport seriously!
Adventurous Training
Our Sappers get to develop their leadership skills and courage pursuing a wide variety of Adventurous Training (AT) opportunities.
Whether climbing to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal, wreck diving off the coast of New Zealand, white-water kayaking on the Sjoa River in Norway, freefall parachuting in California or skiing in Greenland.
Regardless of what Royal Engineer Regiment you are based at, the possibilities are vast and plentiful.
Team Building & Excitment!
Our Equipment
Trojan is designed to open routes through complex battlefield obstacles and clear a path through minefields.
Dragon Runner and Wheelbarrow support EOD activity.
The M3 amphibious rig can be used as a ferry or a bridge.
Mastiff is a heavily armoured, 6 x six-wheel-drive patrol vehicle with a top speed of 90 kph.
Samaritan is an ambulance vehicle, Sultan an armoured command vehicle and Sampson an armoured recovery vehicle
Despite weighing 30 tonnes, Terrier is an agile and versatile piece of equipment.
Titan enables troops and vehicles to cross gaps of up to 60 metres by laying a selection of close support bridges.
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