WHO WE ARE
The Royal Yeomanry
Fit, adaptable and self-reliant
The Royal Yeomanry is the senior light cavalry regiment in the British Army Reserve. Mounted in light armoured vehicles, it is a fast and highly mobile reconnaissance force with substantial firepower.
FACTS & FIGURES
ACTIVE FROM
1 April 1967
ROLE
Light cavalry
SPECIALISM
Reconnaissance and Influence
our skills
Soldiers in the Royal Yeomanry operate in small teams, both on foot and behind the wheel of light armoured vehicles like the Land Rover RWMIK. As a Light Cavalry regiment, their role requires stealth, fitness, self-reliance and serious motivation.
We also have roles for medics, chefs and clerks who are vital part of the team.
- Mounted and dismounted reconnaissance operations
- Driving a range of high-performance cross-country vehicles
- Using a range of weapon systems
- Operating advanced communications equipment
- Reading and understanding environments
- Opportunity to learn and use foreign languages to engage with local populations
Serving alongside the regular army
The Royal Yeomanry trains and deploys soldiers alongside the regular army around the world.
Past Deployments:
OP CABRIT (Poland)
OP SHADER (Iraq)
OP TURUS (Nigeria)
OP HERRICK (Afghanistan)
OP TELIC (Iraq)
and on exercise in Kenya, California and Cyprus.
Our People
The Royal Yeomanry recruits from Fulham, Croydon, Windsor, Leicester, Nottingham, Telford and Dudley. Soldiers in the RY come from all walks of life and usually join the squadron closest to them. All are united by the desire to serve their country.
Midlands and London
The Royal Yeomanry’s regimental headquarters is based in London. It has squadrons in Fulham, Croydon, Windsor, Leicester, Nottingham, Telford and Dudley.
The Royal Yeomanry
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Our Role
As a reconnaissance regiment, the Royal Yeomanry operates in front of other friendly forces to gather intelligence on the enemy and the local environment, often at night and in poor weather conditions.
They use light armoured vehicles fitted with high-tech weaponry and the latest battlefield communications systems, along with surveillance optics to help them see at night – although they’re equally at home on foot.
Royal Yeomanry soldiers train and serve alongside their Regular Army counterparts, 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards. Together, they have been deployed on operations all over the world.
Past to present
The Royal Yeomanry was formed in 1967 from a number of historic yeomanry regiments. Since then, men and women from the regiment have served both in the UK and alongside the Regular Army in operational theatres across the world.
Our Locations
Life in the Royal Yeomanry
List of equipment used
RWMIK Land Rover
General Purpose Machine Gun
Grenade Machine Gun
Heavy Machine Gun
SA80 Individual Weapon
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Contact details
Please feel free to contact us. We are keen to hear from individuals who have the skills to work with us.
Where we are
The Royal Yeomanry’s regimental headquarters is based in London. It has squadrons in Fulham, Croydon, Windsor, Leicester, Nottingham, Telford and Dudley