Serving your country
The Royal Navy is central to protecting our nation’s interests, using its global presence to neutralise threats, with or without a shot being fired. People like you, all over the world, are prepared to act at a moment’s notice, all in the name of serving their country.
Joining the Royal Navy isn’t just about being willing, it’s about being ready. You’ll be given the skills you need to respond to diverse situations, from knowing how to use weaponry, to understanding radar systems. Few careers come with this much responsibility. Fewer still make such a difference to our everyday lives, every day.
From essential work in the global humanitarian aid effort or tracking down drug runners in the Caribbean, to resolving conflict when and where it’s needed, ours is a truly global effort. Use the map to explore some of our missions.
WW2 bomb clearance
Fishery protection
Floods
people serving in the Royal Navy
The number of people on board an attack submarine
square miles of sea patrolled by the Royal Navy’s Fishery Protection Squadron
sandbags filled, to help protect flood-stricken homes in Hampshire
days a year that Royal Navy Divers are on call as bomb disposal experts
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Part of our job on an attack submarine is to work with the rest of the fleet, as well as partner forces, to keep shipping lanes open and secure. Below the surface, we're in a unique position to help.
Michael,
Warfare Specialist (Sonar) (Submariner)
We had just returned from disaster relief in the Philippines and were using the skills we learned there to help at home.
Kate
Warfare Specialist
I serve on board HMS Tyne as part of the Fishery Protection Squadron and love the fact it’s a smaller ship to others in the Royal Navy. It’s hard work and there’s lots to do but everyone gets along and helps each other because there are fewer of us.
Gary
Marine Engineer Officer
Many parts of Britain were subject to heavy bombing in the Second World War, and today this ordnance can pose a danger to the public at sea, on the shore and inland. As a Royal Navy diver, being part of the team which helps deal with these is a hugely rewarding experience.
Neil
Mine Clearance Diver