What Is It Like Working For The Armed Forces?

The British Armed Forces - the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and the British Army - are the UK’s military, tasked with defence, peacekeeping efforts and providing humanitarian aid around the world. The three combined organisations employ around 200,000 people in a huge variety of jobs, from pilots to cooks to mechanics. Here we take a look at which of the three are the highest rated by those that know best - current and former employees. Note, all three of the forces are rated higher than the average for employers on Glassdoor, which is 3.3/5.0. Royal Air Force Rating: 3.8/5.0 Roles Hiring For: Logistics Officer, Aircraft Technician, Electrician, Driver and Intelligence Analyst. What Employees Say: “Free medical & dental care. Sport with opportunities to travel all over the world. Generous annual leave and further education encouraged and subsidised by the RAF.” - Current Employee “Great benefits such as free medical and dental care. Extremely cheap family housing. Amazing opportunities for sport and is probably the best thing about the Air Force. If you are a good sportsman/athlete then they shall throw money at you to compete and promote the RAF. Accommodation is generally a lot better than the other two forces.” - Former Employee

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Royal Navy Rating: 3.8/5.0 Roles Hiring For: Deck Officer, Steward, Assistant Chef, Medical Officer and Royal Marines Musician. What Employees Say: “A great organisation to work for who offer great opportunities for personal and career development provided you are willing to put the effort in and have the determination to achieve your goals.” - Current Employee “Safe and secure employment, plenty of opportunities to travel, good friends made for life. Great career choice.” - Former Employee

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The British Army Rating: 3.7/5.0 Roles Hiring For: Tank Crewman, Trainee Nurse, Guardsman, Cyber-Security Communications Specialist and Ammunition Technician. What Employees Say: “The best reason to work here is the camaraderie, It's not like anything you would experience in civilian street. Another great reason would be the diversity of the job, one day you may be soldering a cable, the next you could be firing your rifle down a range or something else.” - Current Employee “If you are a keen sportsman, interested in adventure training, like working under high pressure and working with a team then the Army is for you.” - Current Employee

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Data based on ratings from UK employees as at 14 February, 2017.