Engineering in the Army features a wide range of trades which are in demand all over the world. For example, as a Combat Engineer in the Royal Engineers you can be building bridges,or navigating and diving in rivers. In the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) you can be repairing and modifying equipment from rocket launchers to armoured vehicles. Most units have a REME detachment so you could find yourself serving attached to an Infantry battalion, a logistics regiment or even on a ship. 

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers supports the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force wherever they are in the world. Trained as soldiers and engineers, its men and women rise to some of the toughest challenges military life can bring, whether in conflict or in peacetime. A career in the Royal Engineers offers the chance to be trained in a trade and as a specialist soldier - and to join one of the most respected Corps in the British Army. 

Royal Engineer trades include:

Electrician	Equipment Mechanic	Plant Operator Maintainer
Carpenter and Joiner	Bricklayer and Concreter	Building and Structural Finisher
Fabricator	Construction Materials Technician	Design Draughtsman
Draughtsman (Electrical and Mechanical)	Surveyor Engineering	Geographic Technician
Armoured Engineer	Resources Specialist	Communications
Heating and Plumbing	Driver	Fitter (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration)

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Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME)

The British Army is on the cutting edge of military technology. Around the world we employ highly specialised mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment to gather information, fight and to move troops and kit. From rifles to rocket launchers, motorcycles to main battle tanks, the Army's effectiveness depends on its equipment being fit and ready to go at a moment's notice. The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) make sure that it is all ready to go. Wherever the Army is operating, REME ensures the equipment so many rely upon is not going to let them down.

REME trades include  

Aircraft Technician	Avionics Technician	Electronics Technician
Armourer	Metalsmith	Recovery Mechanic
Vehicle Mechanic	Technical Support Specialist

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Royal Corps of Signals

Royal Signals deliver Information Technology and Communications for the British Army.  We provide innovative communications solutions throughout the World to ensure commanders at all levels have the means to get their decisions and plans out to the people who matter in the front line.  Wherever the Army goes, Royal Signals are right there delivering communications where it counts.       Royal Signals engineering trades include:    

Communication Systems Engineer

Installation Technician

Royal Signals Electrician

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Royal Logistic Corps

The Royal Logistic Corps is the power behind the Army. In peacetime and on operations it provides essential logistic support and services to ensure the British Army can function effectively and efficiently, wherever it is in the world.  RLC soldiers operate a large variety of vehicles and equipment to deliver essential supplies and services.  We also operate ships, railways, and mobile fuel depots.  We are especially proud of our bomb squads who destroy terrorist explosive devices at home and abroad.

RLC engineering trades include:

Ammunition Technician	Marine Engineer	Petroleum Operator
Pioneer	Railway Engineer	Seaman Navigator

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Army Air Corps (AAC)

The Army Air Corps is a powerful and effective force which provides information and firepower to ensure the success of any mission.  To enable it to do this AAC soldiers are all trained as groundcrew and are responsible for fuelling and rearming of the aircraft.  Along with craftsmen from the REME, our groundcrew ensure aircraft are kept airworthy and are ready for the next flight.

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Engineering units located in the South West

24 Commando Regiment Royal Engineers at Royal Marine Base, Chivenor near Barnstaple, North Devon.  This is the permanent base for Royal Engineers who support 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines.  These Commando sappers all have to pass the demanding Commando course at the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone, near Exeter to wear the coveted Green Beret of Commando Forces.

6 Battalion REME at Tidworth near Andover on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border.  Although the Corps cannot promise to post individuals to specific locations, we do have 6 Battalion based in the West Country.

3 Commando Brigade
Soldiers from the RLC and REME can be found working alongside the Royal Marines in 3 Commando Brigade's Commando Logistics Regiment also at Royal Marine Base, Chivenor near Barnstaple, North Devon.  These Commando logisticians all have to pass the demanding Commando course at the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone, near Exeter to wear the coveted Green Beret of Commando Forces.