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Warfare Intelligence Specialist

Warfare Intelligence Specialist

You'll deliver fused Intelligence products and provide advice on emerging situations and deliver bespoke briefings to senior officers

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  • £25,200 - £62,073
  • No qualifications
  • Surface Fleet
  • Warfare
  • Rating level

At a glance

This job sits within the Warfare Profession and is a Warfare Rating role. Intelligence is critical in supporting warfighting and getting the right information to the right people at the right time. Everything could depend on your speed, skill, accuracy and powers of concentration to keep us one step ahead of the enemy.

£25,200

What you will get paid from day one

Zero

Qualifications needed

£62,073

Earn up to this amount as a WO1 basic pay depending on skills and experience as your career progresses

6 weeks

Of paid holiday every year

Free

Medical and dental care

Travel

All around the world
As a Warfare Specialist I get to operate state of the art equipment, weapons and I also get to travel the world with people I am proud to call my friends.

Barry

Warfare Specialist, Warfare Branch

Role details

What you’ll do

Being in Intelligence means that you work with all disciplines within the Royal Navy and other services to deliver Intelligence to Commanders on operations. Your training will enable you to deliver fused Intelligence products and provide advice on emerging situations and deliver bespoke briefings to senior officers. Providing your Intelligence input will aid in mission success. 

Intelligence is critical in supporting warfighting and getting the right information to the right people at the right time so that crucial decisions, that affect lives, can be made. Everything could depend on your speed, skill, accuracy and powers of concentration to keep one step ahead of the enemy. 

Your role

  • Be an essential part of each mission, using your knowledge of war-fighting techniques to deliver Intelligence to Commanders on Operation.
  • Gain a wide range of skills, from basic seamanship to manning light weaponry.
  • Be responsible for the safety of your ship and everyone on board.
  • You will be a quick thinker, accurate in your work and have good concentration skills.

Pay & benefits

  • A starting salary of at least £25,200
  • Earn up to £62,073 as a WO1 basic pay depending on skills and experience as your career progresses
  • Additional pay for every day spent at sea
  • An excellent pension scheme
  • Six weeks of paid holiday per year
  • Free medical and dental care
  • Travel around the world
 

Skills for life

Qualifications you'll gain

  • GCSEs, A-Levels, NVQs or vocational awards
  • Gain a Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard for Intelligence operations 

Skills you'll develop

  • Learn firefighting and weapon handling skills

Eligibility

  • You must be aged 16 to 39 (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, your surviving parents and your spouse/partner must hold sole British citizenship and you must have continually resided in the UK for a minimum of 10 years
  • Developed Vetting security clearance is required
  • A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18 and 28 (between 17 and 27 if under 18)

Skills & Interests

  • Team players with a passion for analytics 
  • Quick thinkers who work well under pressure
  • Problem-solvers, who can work well as part of a team
  • Be able to think on your feet 
  • A high level of physical and mental fitness
     

Joining Process

From picking your role 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.

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.

Career Progression

From responsibilities to pay, find out where this role can take you.
Day one
Start basic training for ten weeks at HMS Raleigh.
First year
Complete phase two professional training and join your first unit at sea.
First promotion
Complete your taskbook and pass annual tests to become Able Warfare Specialist 1.

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