REME exists to ‘keep the punch in the Army’s fist’
The Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) provides engineering support and is responsible for maintaining and repairing the Army’s equipment. They will be found wherever the army is located at home or overseas. The diversity in the Army’s equipment will challenge the best engineers but our soldiers receive the best technical training giving them the confidence to tackle any engineering problem.
Facts & Figures
Formed on
1st October 1942
Role
Maintain, Repair, Recover, and Advise
Specialism
Professional Engineers
Our Skills
REME is a professional engineering Corps, responsible for ensuring that the Army's equipment is ready to use wherever or whenever it is needed. Our people are engineering leaders and all have a route to professional engineering accreditation. Our soldier trades are:
- Armourer
- Recovery Mechanic
- Avionics Technician
- Electronics Technician
- Metalsmith
- Vehicle Mechanic
- Aircraft Technician
- Technical Support Specialist
Our People
REME invests in its people. They achieve incredible things as a result of their training and the sense of belonging that comes with being part of the REME family. Their mix of leadership, engineering and military skills set them apart.
Our Location
REME exist within all parts of the British Army, attached to all Operations, Exercises and units across the globe. RHQ REME is based at MOD Lyneham – also home to the Defence School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (part of the Defence College of Technical Training).
RHQ REME, The Prince Philip Barracks, Lyneham, Chippenham, SN15 4XX
There aren’t many jobs in the Army that give you this level of qualification Sgt Becky Hoare, 27 - Electronics Technician
Our Role
The REME are the Army’s Corps of professional Engineers. They provide equipment support and this is done by conducting preventative maintenance, repairs, recovery, manufacture and modification of the Army’s equipment. We work on the latest and advance technologies which vary from Tanks, trucks to helicopters and weapons systems.
Our people make engineering decisions daily basis that lead to the success of the mission. The REME invest in our people by ensuring that they have a direct route to professional engineering accreditation.
The British Army's Professional Engineers
The Corps of REME is known as being forged in the heat of battle. During the Battle of El Alamein in its earliest days, the Corps ensured that over 1000 tanks were ready to join the fight. Since then, the Corps has evolved to lead as the forefront of engineering for the Army, and the engineering industry as a whole.
REME Locations
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RHQ REME
RHQ REME, The Prince Philip Barracks, Lyneham, Chippenham, SN15 4XX
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102 Battalion HQ
Battalion Headquarters, 102 Force Support Battalion. Newton Aycliffe
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153 Recovery Company
153 Recovery Company, 102 Force Support Battalion. East Kilbride
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157 Company
102 Force Support Battalion REME BELFAST
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124 Recovery Company
124 Recovery Company, 102 Force Support Battalion REME, Newton Aycliffe
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146 Field Company
102 Force Support Battalion REME LINCOLNSHIRE
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186 Detachment Platoon
102 Force Support Battalion REME EAST YORKSHIRE
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147 Detachment Platoon
102 Force Support Battalion REME EAST YORKSHIRE
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103 Battalion HQ
103 Battalion REME, Northampton
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148 Company (Derby)
148 Divisional Support Company, Derby
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148 Company (Nottingham)
148 Divisional Support Company, Nottingham
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118 Recovery Company (Northampton)
118 Recovery Company, Northampton
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118 Recovery Company (Coventry)
118 Recovery Company, Coventry
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133 Recovery Company, Ashford
133 Recovery Company, Ashford
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133 Recovery Company, Croydon
133 Recovery Company, Croydon
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128 Divisional Support Company, Portsmouth
128 Divisional Support Company, Portsmouth
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169 Detached Platoon, Barnet
169 Detached Platoon, Barnet
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101 Battalion HQ
101 Theatre Support Battalion (Keynsham, Bristol)
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127 Theatre Support Company (Manchester)
127 Theatre Support Company (Manchester)
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127 Theatre Support Company (Liverpool)
127 Theatre Support Company (Liverpool)
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158 Theatre Support Company, Company HQ
158 Theatre Support Company, Company HQ (Bristol and Bath)
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158 Theatre Support Company, Packs Platoon (Swindon)
158 Theatre Support Company, Packs Platoon (Swindon)
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130 Detached Platoon (Bovington)
130 Detached Platoon (Bovington)
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130 Detached Platoon (Yeovil)
130 Detached Platoon (Yeovil)
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158 Theatre Support Company (Plymouth)
158 Theatre Support Company (Plymouth)
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B Platoon, 124 Recovery Coy
B Platoon, 124 Recovery Coy, 102 Force Support Battalion. Walker, Newcastle
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146 Divisional Support Coy
146 Divisional Support Company, 102 Force Support Battalion. Scunthorpe
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Vehicle Platoon, 146 Divisional Support Coy
Vehicle Platoon, 146 Divisional Support Company, 102 Force Support Battalion. Rotherham
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B Platoon, 153 Recovery Company
B Platoon, 153 Recovery Company, 102 Force Support Battalion. Grangemouth
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157 Divisional Support Coy
157 Divisional Support Company, 102 Force Support Battalion. Holywood, Belfast
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Vehicle Platoon, 157 Divisional Support Coy
Vehicle Platoon, 157 Divisional Support Company, 102 Force Support Battalion, Lisburn
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1 Close Support Battalion REME
Catterick Garrison
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2 Close Support Battalion REME
Leuchers Station, St Andrews
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3 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME
Tidworth Garrison, Tidworth
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4 Armoured Close Support Battalion REME
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5 Force Support Battalion REME
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6 Close Support Battalion REME
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7 Aviation Support Battalion REME
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8 Training Battalion REME
The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Explore British Army equipment that REME use and work on
Challenger Armoured Repair & Recovery Vehicle
Apache Attack Helicopter
Bulldog & FV430 series
Warrior
Desert Hawk
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2018
Year of Engineering
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