General Entry Rating Reserve

As a General Entry Rating in the Royal Navy Reserve (RNR), you’ll be taking a step out of your comfort zone. A step that will start an adventure. You don’t even need any previous Naval experience, just the commitment to complete your basic training alongside your day job. If you can do that, you’ll open up the extraordinary. Travelling the world, doing things you never thought you’d do, and seeing things you never thought you’d see.

• Basic training in the Royal Navy Reserve is delivered in modules, and can easily be completed in 12 months if you attend training weekends and weekday evening sessions.
• After you’ve completed your basic military training, you can select a Specialisation and join an active unit.
• When you’re mobilised for deployment, you’ll join regular ranks in protecting our nation’s interests all over the world. That might mean working on humanitarian aid operations in the Philippines, or providing logistical support in a conflict zone in the Middle East.
• 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.

• Extra pay and allowances if you’re mobilised
• 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

• Progressive leadership and management training courses are embedded in your career path
• You will have the opportunity to take a range of vocational courses, depending on your specialism

Skills you’ll develop

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

• You must be aged 16 to 42 (You can start your application from 15 years and 9 months old however you must be at least 16 years old on day of entry to basic training)  
• No qualifications are required for this role
• You must be a British or Irish national, a Commonwealth citizen, or a Dual National. Dual nationality restrictions apply
• A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)
• Pass the Naval Swimming Test
  
   

• Problem solvers with a keen eye for detail
• Team players
• A willingness to help shipmates
• A high level of physical and mental fitness
• An interest in spending time at sea