At a glance
Logistics and Personnel Ratings are the backbone of the Royal Navy, helping sustain over 35,000 men and women across the world. It’s your mission to support everyone with the supplies, services, and resources that they need.
Profession
Logistics & Personnel Rating
Join the beating heart of our entire operation, working as part of the essential teams who make sure everyone has what they need, when they need it.
- No qualifications
- Logistics
- Rating level
£25,200
What you will get paid from day one
£62,073
Earn over this amount as your career progresses
Zero
Qualifications needed
Free
Medical and dental care
6 weeks
Of paid holiday every year
Travel
All around the world
We sort out pretty much everything you see on board. My job is to source the items and get them here on time.
Profession details
What you could do
Joining the Royal Navy as a Logistics and Personnel Rating is the kind of career that keeps you on the move and in the mix. You’ll keep us running and operating at our best, whether on base or at sea, and get the skills you need to grow into a career you love. From bullets to bed linen, finances to food – you’ll help us get the job done every day. Logistics and Personnel Ratings can often start as an apprentice and go on to specialise in catering, supply chain management, HR, and the Submarine Service.
Your role
- You'll be part of an indispensable close-knit team of logisticians who ensure your colleagues and crewmates all over the world have what they need to be operationally effective, whether they're delivering humanitarian aid or deployed on a combat mission.
- Learn about managing a complex global supply chain, and how to source the items you need, all over the world
- Learn additional skills as an Incident Board operator, helping damage-control teams fight fires and floods
- Gain internationally recognised qualifications, including an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Warehousing and Storage
Pay & benefits
- A starting salary of at least £25,200
- Potential earnings of over £62,073 as your career progresses
- An excellent pension scheme
- Six weeks of paid holiday every year
- Free medical and dental care
Skills for life
Qualifications you'll gain
- Study for GCSEs, A-Levels, NVQs or a degree
- Gain specialist vocational qualifications as your career progresses, such as an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Warehousing and Storage and Level 1 Functional Skills in Maths, English and ICT
- The ability to lead and manage multiple, high-pressure projects at the same time, being at once proactive and reactive, but never losing your cool head – or sight of the bigger picture
- You’ll develop teamwork of the highest level and a pin-sharp eye for detail under the most testing conditions, learning the intricacies of global supply chain management
Eligibility
- You’ll need to aged between 16 to 44
- No qualifications are required for this role
- You must be a United Kingdom national, or Commonwealth citizen, or Dual National. Dual Nationality restrictions do apply
- Minimum height of 145cm for General Service, 157cm for Submarine Service
- A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)
Skills & Interests
- The ability to thrive on responsibility
- Confidence making decisions in high-pressure situations
- A problem-solver, with a common sense approach, who can work well as part of a team
- A real sense of adventure, with a high level of physical and mental fitness
Joining Process
From picking your profession to starting on your first day, these are the steps you'll take to join as a rating.
Step 1
Submit an application
Once you’ve registered your interest in a Profession, and have satisfied some basic eligibility criteria, you will be sent an online application form.
Step 2
Defence Aptitude Assessment (DAA)
You’ll be tested on: Verbal Reasoning, Numerical Reasoning, Work Rate, Spatial Reasoning, Electrical Comprehension and Mechanical Comprehension. You will need to attempt all sections of the DAA.
To help you prepare, you can practise the DAA.
Step 3
Interview
A formal Selection Interview to confirm suitability of your chosen Profession followed by discussion of your preferred roles that are available within that Profession, including Submarine Service It will also cover the initial stages of the Security application. This is normally conducted using your own device over the Shine video platform.
Step 4
Candidate Preparation Course (CPC)
This is a four-day induction to life in the Royal Navy, which includes assessments of your Fitness and your Medical eligibility, it is a pass or fail course.
Step 5
Start training
Once you’ve passed all eligibility criteria, including a Security Check, you’ll be offered a place at HMS Raleigh to commence your initial training. Allocation to a specific role within your chosen profession will occur during the latter part of initial training.
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