The Royal Signals Trades are the employment specialisations of the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army. Every soldier in the Corps is trained both as a field soldier and a tradesman. There are currently seven different trades, each of which is open to both men and women:
- Communication Systems Operator: an expert in military radio communications.
- Communication Systems Engineer: an expert in data communications and computer networks.
- Royal Signals Electrician: an expert in maintaining and repairing generators and providing electrical power.
- Driver Lineman: an expert in driving, laying line and installing cabling.
- Installation Technician: an expert in installing and repairing fibreoptics and telephone systems.
- Electronic Warfare Systems Operator: an expert in intercepting and jamming enemy communications.
- Technical Supply Specialist: an expert in managing and accounting for communications equipment.
Read more about Royal Signals Trades: Initial Training Common To All Trades, Supervisory Trades, Subsequent Employment, Commissioning
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