At a glance
- Soldier
- intelligence
Are you ready to step into a vital role where your technical skills can make a strategic impact? Join the front lines of the information battle and become a Royal Signals Network Operator in the Army Reserve.
- The minimum amount you’ll earn during training
- Your pay after completing basic trade training
- AgeFrom to
- Qualifications

Are you ready to step into a vital role where your technical skills can make a strategic impact? As a Network Operator, you'll be on the cutting edge of communications technology, ensuring that our Commanders have the vital link they need to maintain Decision Advantage over our enemies. Achieving all of this in your spare time whilst getting paid.
Your Role
Prepare, Configure, Deploy, and Maintain: You'll be responsible for tactical communications systems, ensuring they run flawlessly.
Engineer Diverse Systems: From radios and satellite systems to computer networks and mobile communications, you'll handle it all.
Support Software Applications: Provide essential support for a wide range of software applications, keeping everything running smoothly.
Where You'll Make a Difference
Network Operator are indispensable wherever military communications are needed. If you want, you can find opportunities to serve across wider Defence sectors, including:
Special and Airborne Forces
Cyber Defence
Information Assurance
Electronic Warfare
Why Join Us?
Global Impact: Play a crucial role in military operations across the globe.
Diverse Experiences: Work with cutting-edge technology and a variety of communication systems.
Professional Growth: Continuous opportunities for personal and professional development in a field that combines tactical operations with advanced technological applications, gaining qualifications that are highly sought after in the private sector.
Flexibility: Contribute to national security in your spare time whilst maintaining your civilian career.
If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a real difference, join the Royal Signals as a Network Operator and be a key player in winning the information battle, all whilst balancing your civilian life and getting paid for your service.
Royal Corps of Signals
Are you ready to become a leader in IT, Cyber, Telecommunications, or Electronic Warfare? The Royal Corps of Signals is seeking dynamic, flexible, and innovative individuals to join our ranks and lead the charge in the information battle.
As a member of the Royal Signals, you will be at the forefront of Defence activity, providing battle-winning communications and ensuring our forces are always connected. From setting up complex networks under fire to enabling communications for humanitarian missions, your role will be crucial in both conflict and peace. You will be instrumental in protecting allied networks and data while attacking those of the enemy.
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Regular (full time)
Entry requirements
Qualifications:
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
MSFT (beep test) Level 5 shuttle 8