Entry
Other Ranks (Non Technical)
General Entry (Non-Technical Trainee) is the term used to describe the large number of non-technical jobs available to people entering the Army as soldiers (non-Officer entry). The Army is made up of different specialist branches, called Corps, which cover areas such as Administration, Catering, Communications, Health, Infantry and Transport.
General Entry (Non-Technical Trainee) soldiers graduate from recruit training with the rank of private and generally progress to private proficient after 12 months productive service following completion of initial employment training. Further promotion to corporal, sergeant and warrant officer is based on performance, time in rank and vacancies and will normally require the successful completion of trade and All Corp promotion courses.
Corporals are referred to as Non-Commissioned Officers, or NCOs, while sergeants are called Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs). Warrant Officer Class 1 is the most senior soldier rank. A corporal will normally have some responsibility for the supervision of junior staff and this progressively increases on promotion to sergeant. A warrant officer normally has a substantial personnel management role.