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Royal Corps of Signals
Royal Corps of Signals
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Role
- 3 The Good Bit
- 4 What Everyone Else Thinks
- 5 Units and Organisation
- 5.1 Royal School of Signals
- 5.2 1st Signal Brigade
- 5.3 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
- 5.4 3rd (UK) Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
- 5.5 14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
- 5.6 18th (United Kingdom Special Forces) Signal Regiment
- 5.7 21st Signal Regiment (Air Support)
- 5.8 16th (Air Assault) Brigade HQ and Signal Squadron (216)
- 5.9 101st Logistic Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (261)
- 5.10 Queens Gurkha Signals
- 5.11 2nd (National Communications) Signal Brigade
- 5.12 Specialist Group, Royal Signals
- 5.13 11th Signal Brigade
- 5.14 15th Signal Regiment
- 5.15 Defence Communication Services Agency
- 6 Royal Corps of Signals Trades and Supervisory Roles
- 7 The TA R SIGS
- 8 Royal Corps of Signals Trades and Supervisory Roles (Alternative Descriptions)
- 9 Promotion in the Royal Corps of Signals
- 10 Other Stuff
Introduction
The Royal Signals are leaders in Information Technology and Communications for the British Army. We Provide the Army with communications throughout the world, and promise a varied and exciting Career. This paragraph by the way is absolute arse because the career is neither varied or exciting!
Nothing wrong with the paragraph, only the last sentence. Fool. APART FROM WE ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST
Role
Our role is to provide the Communications Infrastructure and Information systems that are required to Command and Control the best armed forces in the world. Whether you are an Officer or Soldier you will play a key role in providing this capability by spending all your working hours scraping rust off tent pegs and patch painting everything in sight and subsequently will be part of a close team that have earned the well deserved motto of Certa Cito (Swift and Sure). aka Certa Citrus (Swift and Jiffed)
The Good Bit
However it is not 'all work and no play'. As a large Corps we offer a wide range of sporting and adventure training opportunities, such as an Annual Winter Sports camp in Austria where you will be taught to ski or snowboard and various expeditions overseas, for example to Nepal. Our sporting opportunities cater for the enthusiastic amateur as well as the professional amateur'. To top it all, regardless of how long you stay in the Corps, you will be trained and gain experience in skills in IT and Communications that will qualify you for employment when/if you decide the Army is no longer for you.
What Everyone Else Thinks
They are however notorious whiners - see the ARRSE Signals Board for proof.
Units and Organisation
Royal School of Signals
1st Signal Brigade
- 7th Signal Regiment
- 16th Signal Regiment
- 628 (UK) Signal Troop
1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
- 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (200)
- 4th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (204)
- 7th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (207)
3rd (UK) Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment
- 1st Mechanised Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (215)
- 12th Mechanised Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (228)
- 19th Light Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (209)
14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
18th (United Kingdom Special Forces) Signal Regiment
21st Signal Regiment (Air Support)
16th (Air Assault) Brigade HQ and Signal Squadron (216)
101st Logistic Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (261)
Queens Gurkha Signals
- Brunei Signal Troop
- Nepal Signal Troop
2nd (National Communications) Signal Brigade
- 10 Signal Regiment
- 31st (City of London) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
- 32nd (Scottish) Signal Regiment(Volunteers)
- 36th (Eastern) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
- 37th Signal Regiment(Volunteers)
- 38th Signal Regiment(Volunteers)
- 39th (Skinners) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)
- 40th (Ulster) Signal Regiment(Volunteers)
- 71st (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment(Volunteers)
- 1st (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Special Communications)
- 2nd (City of Dundee) Signal Squadron(Volunteers)
- 60th Signal Squadron(Volunteers)
- 68th (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron(Volunteers)
- 94th (Berkshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
Specialist Group, Royal Signals
11th Signal Brigade
15th Signal Regiment
Defence Communication Services Agency
Royal Corps of Signals Trades and Supervisory Roles
Supervisory Roles
- Foreman of Signals (FofS)
- Supervisor Radio (now renamed YofS EW)
- Supervisor Information Systems (Now renamed FofS IS)
- Yeoman of Signals (YofS)
Trades
- Area Systems Operator
- Information Systems Engineer
- Installation Technician
- Systems Engineer Technician
- Driver Lineman
- Technical Supply Specialist
- Radio Systems Operator
- Specialist Operator
- Signals Electrician
System Engineering Technician and Information Systems Engineer are being amalgamated to become Communications Systems Engineers. Driver Lineman and Technical Supply Specialist are being amalgamated to become Driver Lineman Storeman. All Operators now complete the common Communications Systems Operator Course of which a percentage complete further training to become Electronic Warfare Systems Operators.
The TA R SIGS
Royal Corps of Signals Trades and Supervisory Roles (Alternative Descriptions)
Supervisory Roles (alt description)
Trades (Alt Description)
- Area Systems Operator
- Information Systems Engineer
- Installation Technician
- Systems Engineer Technician
- Driver Lineman
- Technical Supply Specialist
- Radio Systems Operator
- Specialist Operator
- Signals Electrician
Promotion in the Royal Corps of Signals
Other Stuff
| Trade Structure of the Royal Signals | ||||||
| RS Op | AS Op | Spec Op | Sys Eng Tech | Driver Lineman | Electrician (ED) | Technical Supply Specialist |
| Supervisory Trades | |||
| YofS | FofS | Supvr (R) | Supvr (IS) |
| For further information, have a look at the R Signals website: Royal Corps of Signals. |
