Do you get to travel a lot?

08 July, 2020 15:00

What is phase 2 and day to day life in the role like?

08 July, 2020 15:00

You will get to travel an awful lot

08 July, 2020 15:01

Phase 2 is where you you will learn your trade so as a driver you will learn to drive a variety of vehicles and how to maintain them

08 July, 2020 15:03

Day to day you will keep a vehicle fleet at readiness to move when required,

08 July, 2020 15:06

Do you get any qualifications when coming out of the job from being a driver?

08 July, 2020 15:06

Yes you get driving licences up to HGV and Hazardous materials licence to carry dangerous products

08 July, 2020 15:08

Please what role do driver fall under

08 July, 2020 15:10

As a driver in the RLC do you get to choose what regiment you can join (where you’re based)? My boyfriend is based in London as a guard and I would preferably like to be based as close as I can to him, is this possible?

08 July, 2020 15:10

Hi, You can ask to be posted to certain parts of the country but it is not guaranteed that this will happen.

08 July, 2020 15:12

How does this role compare to vehicle mechanic in REME?

08 July, 2020 15:13

I was a rlc driver but i am commonwealth can i rejoin ?

08 July, 2020 15:17

Vehicle mechanics fix and repair the vehicles while drivers maintain and operate them

08 July, 2020 15:18

I heard RLC roles are not given to Commonwealth people is this true?

08 July, 2020 15:18

We are currently not recruiting foreign commonwealth at this moment but please keep an eye out and we will let you know when when it reopens

08 July, 2020 15:20

How often do drivers travel? And are the sporting opportunities greater in the RLC than in any other regiment?

08 July, 2020 15:28

Hi in the six years I have been in the army I have been all over the world. We do have a lot of sport in the RLC, I would say there are more opportunity's as there are more places you can go to play sport within the RLC

08 July, 2020 15:35

What is the expected day for the life of a driver in the army?

08 July, 2020 15:44

Do certain regiments i.e 1 regiment, 2 regiment, 4 regiment etc require specific training or are you assigned to any regiment after phase two?

08 July, 2020 15:46

Also I am generally curious as to what the maintenance will be for the vehicles

08 July, 2020 15:47

Day to day you will keep a vehicle fleet at readiness to move when required

08 July, 2020 15:48

You will service the vehicles i.e change oil and filters etc and carry out minor repairs

08 July, 2020 15:49

Thank you for your reply Cpl Craig S. that sounds brilliant

08 July, 2020 15:51

No worries

08 July, 2020 15:52

Do certain regiments i.e 1 regiment, 2 regiment, 4 regiment etc require specific training or are you assigned to any regiment after phase two?

08 July, 2020 15:56

You can be assigned to any regiment as all drivers are trained the same

08 July, 2020 15:56