Join the Royal Navy or Royal Marines and you are choosing more than just a job. We offer a unique way of life and a level of security that is almost unheard of in civilian life.

For many people, the greatest attraction of a career in the Royal Navy is the variety of challenges you face and the opportunities to develop your potential.

You will have the opportunity to work in many different exciting environments, with regular changes throughout your career. You will be actively encouraged to follow your passions and broaden your horizons, with unrivalled access to Sports facilities and opportunities for Travel and adventure.

On top of the training for your core job, you will be given all the support you need to develop new skills and gain extra qualifications.

We expect you to work hard, but you will also have well-earned opportunities to relax.

You will be part of a team that does not stand still. The world is changing with ever-increasing speed and the Royal Navy’s role in protecting the people and interests of the UK is as important as ever.

The Royal Navy has some of the most advanced technology at its disposal, but there is one ingredient above all that gives it the capability to succeed – its people.

  •   Combat-capable
The knowledge and skills of personnel in the Warfare Branch enables them to handle ships or submarines in the most challenging conditions, operating the weapons and defensive systems to identify and, if necessary, destroy military threats.
  •   Commandos
Royal Marines of all ranks undergo the same Commando training – one of the world’s longest and toughest military courses. It is this unique training that makes the Royal Marines a flexible force capable of operating anywhere and at any time.
  •   Engineers
The equipment and systems that provide our firepower and enable us to operate in harsh conditions at sea have to be kept in peak condition. Engineers of the Royal Navy understand how they work, know how to fix them if they wear out or get damaged, and know how to keep them working efficiently.
  •   Organisers
Thanks to the skills of the people of the Logistics Branch, spare parts and supplies are in the right place when they are needed; everyone is fed, paid and given the support they need; and all this happens 24 hours a day, 365 days a year throughout the world.
  •   High-flyers
Personnel who fly and maintain the helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft enable the Royal Navy to be just as capable in the air as it is on land or sea.
  •   Life savers
Highly trained medical personnel provide the skills to prevent illness and disease in times of peace, as well as tending to the sick or injured during conflict. Without healthy people the Royal Navy simply couldn’t operate effectively.
  •   Musicians
Through the skills and discipline of its Musicians and Buglers, the Royal Marines Band Service communicates the excellence of the Service at a huge range of events each year.