Royal Engineers

Enabling Defence to Live, Move & Fight

Royal Engineer soldiers are called Sappers! We are unique, motivated and intelligent. We are multi-skilled soldiers, combat engineers and tradesmen. We provide essential support to all areas of Defence in peacetime and on operations.

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.

Most sappers are triple traded soldier, combat engineer, tradesmen and women. You can find out more about all of our career paths on the Army Role Finder

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.

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.

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Sapper Robertson wanted an apprenticeship!

Corporal Nishan wanted to travel!

Corporal Lopez wanted adventure!

#SapperSmart

My apprenticeship got me qualified! Sapper Fitzgerald

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.

If the Corps of Royal Engineers sounds appealing, click below.

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#SapperFamily

I made my family proud! Sapper Sealey

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.

#SapperStrong

We take our sport seriously! Spr Ebonie Jones

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.

@CorpsOfRoyalEngineers #SapperStrong @Proud_Sappers

Adventurous Training

Team Building & Excitment! @CorpsOfRoyalEngineers

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.

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Corps of Royal Engineers Timeline

The Corps of Engineers was formed in 1716, consisting of only 28 officers. After expansion and many expeditions around the world, the Corps of Royal Engineers was formally established in 1856, consisting of both officers and non-commissioned ranks.

1875

Royal Engineers Army Football Club win the FA Cup
1879

The famous defence of Rorke's Drift during the Zulu War takes place
1916

Strategic tunneling operations assist First World War efforts
1945

Essential engineer operations contributed to Allied success in the Second World War
2010

Corporal J Bedford MC receives a bravery medal for his efforts in Afghanistan
2016

The Corps celebrates 300 years of successful military engineering around the world

Corps of Royal Engineers Locations

8 Engineer Brigade

Cloutman Block, Gibraltar Barracks, Camberley, Surrey GU17 9LP 01252 863229
12 (Force Support) Engineer Group

Bldg 408, RAF Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6HB 01780 417155
25 (Close Support) Engineer Group

Picton Barracks, Bulford, Salisbury, SP4 9NY 01980 672670
29 EOD & Search Group

Montgomery House, Queen’s Ave, Aldershot, GU11 2JN 01252 787729
1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment

Brompton Bks, Chatham, Kent ME4 4UG 01634 822851
3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment

Gibraltar Barracks, Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey, GU17 9LP 01252 863273
20 Works Group Royal Engineers (Air Support)

RAF Wittering, Peterborough, Cambs, PE8 6HB 01780 417260
21 Engineer Regiment

Claro Bks, Ripon, N Yorks, HG4 2RD 01765 632202
23 Amphibious Squadron

Based in Sennelager, Germany

Affiliated with 21 Engineer Regiment
22 Engineer Regiment

Swinton Bks, Perham Down, Andover, Hants SP11 9LQ 01980 651758
23 Parachute Engineer Regiment

Rock Bks, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3LU 01394 462555
24 Commando Royal Engineers

RMB Chivenor, Barnstaple, N Devon, EX31 4AZ 01271 857775
26 Engineer Regiment

Swinton Bks, Perham Down, Andover, Hants SP11 9LQ 01980 603774
28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN)

RAF Honnington, Bury St-Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1EE 01359 237255
32 Engineer Regiment

Marne Barracks, Catterick, North Yorks, DL10 7NP 01748 875677
35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)

Carver Barracks, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 2YA 01223 203609
36 Engineer Regiment

Invicta Park Bks, Maidstone, Kent ME14 2NA 01622 7673202
39 Engineer Regiment

Kinloss Bks, Kinloss, Forres, Moray IV36 3UH 01309 616608
42 Engineer Regiment (Geo)

RAF Wyton Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 2EA 01480 524514
33 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)

Carver Bks, Wimbish, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 2YA 01223 203707
62 Works Group Royal Engineers

Bldg 104, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 5HA 01159 572314
63 Works Group Royal Engineers

Bldg 103, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 5HA 01159 572232
65 Works Group Royal Engineers

Bldg 102, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 5HA 01159 572875
66 Works Group Royal Engineers

Bldg 108, Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 5HA 01159 572439
71 Engineer Regiment

Leuchars Station, ST ANDREWS, Fife, KY16 0JX 01334 857632
75 Engineer Regiment

Peninsula Barracks, O’Leary St. Warrington WA2 7QS 01925 642842
101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD&S)

Hudson House, Bromley Road, London, SE6 2RH 02086 979214
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)

The Castle, Monmouth, NP25 3BS 01600 712935