UK Military is recruiting from CommonWealth Countries right now !

The application window will be open to candidates from the Commonwealth on 19th August 2024 at 0700hrs (UK Time (UTC + 1)) for up to 1 week.

PLEASE NOTE: Applications received outside of this window will be rejected.

Only applicants that apply for ‘available roles’ will be considered, so you must be applying for one of the following:

Musician


Royal Electrical


Mechanical Engineering roles


Royal Engineers Technician and Tradesman roles


Paratrooper

Applications MUST be linked to the Recruit Bounty Referral Scheme. 

The Army Recruit Bounty Scheme rewards serving soldiers for encouraging their friends and family to consider and apply to join the Army. A cash reward is paid for each new soldier that begins basic training that they have referred.

If you are applying to join the Army from the Commonwealth from 19 August 2024 until the window closes, you must have been referred by someone already serving in the Army through this scheme.

Recruit Bounty Scheme

Any Applications that are submitted outside of the Recruit Bounty Scheme will be rejected, except for those applying as a musician.

To apply to join as a musician you must be able to meet the musical standards required. More information can be found here: Army Musicians.

Applications will be closed during Sep – Oct 2024. Applicants will need to be in a position to be invited to come to the UK to progress their application in Oct - Nov 2024 for entry to Basic Training in Jan – Mar 2025.

Until the day you join, you're responsible for making sure that your visa is valid and you're in the country legally.

If your visa runs out, you will need to pay for yourself to go back home to apply for a new visa, before carrying on with your application.More details from their official recruiting website.

https://jobs.army.mod.uk/how-to-join/can-i-apply/nationality/