1- Find out if you are eligible to apply. The British Army has age and citizenship regulations for both soldier positions and those applying to be officers. If you pick a specialist job, there may also be educational qualifications required. Certain medical conditions and some criminal convictions can disqualify you. You can check whether you meet the entry requirements by looking at the Army website or visiting an Army career office in your town.
2- Start exercising regularly to prepare for the medical and physical exams. Check with your doctor before you start any serious exercise program. Getting fit is a gradual process, so make sure you leave plenty of time to improve before taking the exams.
3- Choose a job within the Army. There are many different roles to suit a variety of skills and abilities. Use the Army website or local Army careers office to research what is available. Options range from combat troops on the front line to military musicians.
2- Start exercising regularly to prepare for the medical and physical exams. Check with your doctor before you start any serious exercise program. Getting fit is a gradual process, so make sure you leave plenty of time to improve before taking the exams.
3- Choose a job within the Army. There are many different roles to suit a variety of skills and abilities. Use the Army website or local Army careers office to research what is available. Options range from combat troops on the front line to military musicians.
4- Fill out a registration form at your local Army careers office. You will then take the Army Entrance Test, also known as the BARB test (British Army Recruitment Battery). It's a multiple choice test on a touch screen computer, stationed in the army career office.
5- Attend a selection interview. If the BARB test shows that you are suitable for a job within the Army, you will be sent to an Army Development and Selection Centre for two days. During this part of the process, you must undergo a physical assessment, which includes a 1.5 mile run. You will also be interviewed by an Officer and take several aptitude and literacy tests.
6- If you are applying as an officer you will be sent for a 3-day selection process to test your physical and mental aptitudes. If successful, you will be offered a place at the Army's officer training facility, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
7- Sign your contract. If you successfully pass the Army's tests and you are offered a place as either a regular soldier or a regular officer, you will be required to sign a contract. The length of your contract depends on how old you are when you join. If you are under the age of 18, the contract lasts until your 22nd birthday. If you are over the age of 18, the contract will last 4 years, and 3 months thereafter.
5- Attend a selection interview. If the BARB test shows that you are suitable for a job within the Army, you will be sent to an Army Development and Selection Centre for two days. During this part of the process, you must undergo a physical assessment, which includes a 1.5 mile run. You will also be interviewed by an Officer and take several aptitude and literacy tests.
6- If you are applying as an officer you will be sent for a 3-day selection process to test your physical and mental aptitudes. If successful, you will be offered a place at the Army's officer training facility, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
7- Sign your contract. If you successfully pass the Army's tests and you are offered a place as either a regular soldier or a regular officer, you will be required to sign a contract. The length of your contract depends on how old you are when you join. If you are under the age of 18, the contract lasts until your 22nd birthday. If you are over the age of 18, the contract will last 4 years, and 3 months thereafter.
