Hi Jake,

You can find all this information on the Army Jobs website, here: Serve as a Plumber in the Royal Logistics Corps | Army Jobs

There are plenty of reasons to join as a Soldier and do your apprenticeship alongside your job vs. doing an apprenticeship with a civilian employer. The job itself is far more varied: under a civilian employer, you'll likely do your apprenticeship and nothing else. By comparison, with the British Army, you'll have all the benefits of service life: adventurous training, sports, and travel, to name a few. Also, under the current apprenticeship rate, with a civilian employer you'll likely take home just shy of £1,200 a month after tax, a Recruit currently takes home around £1,700 a month after tax, accommodation, and food.

When you've successfully applied you'll start Basic Training at Harrogate for 23 weeks if you're under 18, or Pirbright for 13 weeks if you're over 18. Here, you'll gain all the skills you need to prepare you for life in the Army like marksmanship, fieldcraft, navigation, drill, and much more.

When you've completed Basic Training, you'll move onto Initial Trade Training at Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment in Camberley for 12 weeks to learn Combat Engineering which includes things demolition, mine warfare, and bridge building. Then, you'll move onto Chatham for 34 weeks to do your Plumbing course which includes water supply, heating systems, and roofing.

Hopefully that helps you.

13 June, 2025 12:41