Trades
All members of the Royal Engineers are trained combat engineers and all sappers (privates) and non-commissioned officers also have another trade. Women are eligible for all Royal Engineer specialities.
All Sappers train as Military Engineer – Combat. Sappers then qualify one of the following additional trades:
- Military Engineer – Armoured Crewman
- Military Engineer – Bricklayer and Concretor
- Military Engineer – Bomb Disposal
- Military Engineer – Building and Structural Finisher
- Military Engineer – Carpenter and Joiner
- Military Engineer – Command, Communications and Information Systems Specialist
- Military Engineer – Construction Materials Technician
- Military Engineer – Draughtsman (Design)
- Military Engineer – Draughtsman (Electrical and Mechanical)
- Military Engineer – Driver
- Military Engineer – Electrician
- Military Engineer – Fabricator (Welder)
- Military Engineer – Fitter (Air Conditioning and Refrigeration)
- Military Engineer – Fitter (General)
- Military Engineer – Geographical Technician
- Military Engineer – Heating and Plumbing
- Military Engineer – Plant Operator Mechanic
- Military Engineer – Resources Specialist
- Military Engineer – Surveyor (Engineering)
- Military Engineer – Surveyor (Topographical)
Later, sappers can specialise in further trades and specialities, including:
- Counter Terrorist Advanced Search
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal
- Amphibious Engineer
- Clerk of Works (Construction)
- Clerk of Works (Electrical)
- Clerk of Works (Mechanical)
- Commando Engineer
- Army Diver
- Military Plant Foreman
- Parachute Engineer
- Regimental Signals Instructor
Senior NCOs who have passed the appropriate Clerk of Works course can be commissioned as Garrison Engineers (Construction, Electrical or Mechanical).
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