General Entry Officer Reserve

Go beyond the everyday. Push yourself further. Become a leader. Joining the Royal Naval Reserve as a General Entry Officer is your opportunity to use your skills and interests in a wide range of specialisms and world-class training courses, from mine warfare and submarines, to media or intelligence.

You’ll start your journey at a local unit as a new entry rating and begin basic training, creating solid friendships from day one, in the Royal Navy, it’s a case of join together, train together. From here, you’ll embark on your two-day competency-based assessment at the Admiralty Interview Board (AIB) before starting your specialised young officer training. And after that? Make the most of your opportunities to travel the world, from the deserts to the tropics – and beyond.

• Complete your basic training and then choose how you specialise by joining your preferred branch from Seamanship to Intelligence to Mine Warfare.
• Learn management and leadership techniques in an environment that’s far removed from any office, and excel in a career that runs alongside your day job.
• Develop a wide range of new skills through your military training including firefighting, first aid and weapons handling.
• Gain professional and vocational credentials like Royal Yachting Association powerboat, dinghy and yacht sailing qualifications.

• Annual tax-free bounty subject to meeting the minimum training commitment
• Paid leave in proportion to the number of training days attended
• Membership of the non-contributory Armed Forces Pension Scheme
• Expenses and allowances when training
• Access to the Royal Navy’s superb sports and fitness facilities
• Extra pay and allowances if you’re mobilised

Qualifications you'll gain

• Leadership and management courses from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
• Qualifications based upon the professional specialisation in which operate as a chosen reserves career

Skills you'll develop

• Determination, discipline, and confidence which will transfer into your civilian life
• Leadership, responsibility, time management and personal organisation skills

• Age 18 to 42 or 18 to 56 if you are an ex-regular at start of training. You can apply when aged 17 years, if in possession of the academic requirements, but entry will only be granted at age 18 years
• A minimum of 72 UCAS points. These can be accrued from either GCE A/AS levels (or equivalent) or National Diplomas (e.g. BTEC)
• At least 5 GCSEs at grades A-C (9-4) (or Scottish equivalent), which must include English Language and Mathematics C/4 or above
• Be a British or Irish national, a Commonwealth citizen (with 5 years continuous UK residency), or a Dual National
• A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)
• Pass the Naval Swimming Test

• Self reliant, well-organised future leaders
• Problem solvers with a keen eye for detail
• Team players
• A willingness to help shipmates
• A high level of physical and mental fitness