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British Army · BARB GTI · 0 – 99

BARB GTI Score → Trade Eligibility

Slide your projected GTI and see which British Army trades open up. Thresholds reflect publicly documented Army Recruiting guidance — confirm live numbers with your AFCO before settling on a cap-badge.

Thresholds drawn from army.mod.uk trade pages and standard Army Recruiting briefing material. Cut-offs shift over time depending on recruiting demand — always confirm current requirements with your Army Careers Centre (AFCO).

60
Technical
Trades unlocked
14 / 21
Just out of reach

+10 points would unlock Intelligence Corps — Operator Military Intelligence (Intelligence Corps) at GTI 70.

Trades open by branch
RLC3
Royal Engineers2
REME2
Royal Signals1
AAC1
Royal Army Medical Service1
Adjutant General’s Corps1
Infantry1
Cavalry1
Royal Artillery1

Trades You Qualify For at GTI 60

Royal Signals

Royal Signals Communication Systems Operator

Min. GTI
60

Tactical radio and battlefield communication systems. The Royal Signals delivers the Army’s deployed information networks.

Training30 wks
PayHigher (Pay Spine 2)
Royal Engineers

Royal Engineers Driver / Combat Engineer

Min. GTI
60

Combined driver / combat engineer in specialist Royal Engineers troops — plant operation, bridging support, fuel handling.

Training32 wks
PayHigher (Pay Spine 2)
AAC

AAC Groundcrew

Min. GTI
60

Army Air Corps Groundcrew. Refuel, rearm, marshal and recover Wildcat and Apache helicopters in the field.

Training30 wks
PayHigher (Pay Spine 2)
REME

REME Vehicle Mechanic

Min. GTI
50

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Vehicle Mechanic. Service and repair the Army’s wheeled and tracked vehicle fleet, from Foxhound to Challenger.

Training40 wks
PayHigher (Pay Spine 2)
REME

REME Recovery Mechanic

Min. GTI
50

Operate specialist recovery vehicles to extract battle-damaged or broken-down equipment under combat conditions.

Training32 wks
PayHigher (Pay Spine 2)
Royal Army Medical Service

Combat Medical Technician

Min. GTI
50

Frontline medical care from point of wounding to field hospital. Trained alongside NHS-recognised qualifications and operationally deployable.

Training26 wks
PayHigher (Pay Spine 2)
Royal Engineers

Combat Engineer

Min. GTI
40

Royal Engineers Combat Engineer (Class 3). Bridging, demolitions, mine warfare, field defences and military engineering across the deployed force.

Training28 wks
PayStandard (Pay Spine 1)
Adjutant General’s Corps

AGC Military Clerk

Min. GTI
40

Personnel administration, finance, postal and military secretarial support to deployed units. Adjutant General’s Corps Staff & Personnel Support trade.

Training14 wks
PayStandard (Pay Spine 1)
RLC

Chef (Royal Logistic Corps)

Min. GTI
40

Catering across operational and garrison environments. Field kitchens to officers’ messes, the RLC chef trade trains City & Guilds qualifications alongside Army-specific skills.

Training22 wks
PayStandard (Pay Spine 1)
Infantry

Infantry Soldier

Min. GTI
30

Close-combat soldier across the Foot Guards, Line Infantry, Royal Gurkha Rifles, Parachute Regiment and other Infantry cap-badges. The largest trade group in the Army.

Training26 wks
PayStandard (Pay Spine 1)
RLC

RLC Driver

Min. GTI
30

Royal Logistic Corps Driver. Operate trucks, fuel and logistics vehicles delivering supplies forward. The Army’s movement backbone.

Training18 wks
PayStandard (Pay Spine 1)
RLC

RLC Pioneer

Min. GTI
30

Royal Logistic Corps Pioneer. Field engineering support — construction, demolition, force-protection tasks.

Training18 wks
PayStandard (Pay Spine 1)
Cavalry

RAC Crewman

Min. GTI
30

Royal Armoured Corps Crewman across regiments such as the King’s Royal Hussars, Royal Tank Regiment and Royal Dragoon Guards. Crew Challenger 3 main battle tanks or Ajax / Boxer armoured vehicles.

Training20 wks
PayStandard (Pay Spine 1)
Royal Artillery

Royal Artillery Gunner

Min. GTI
30

Operate field artillery systems — AS90 self-propelled guns, L118 light guns, GMLRS rocket artillery — and supporting target acquisition platforms.

Training18 wks
PayStandard (Pay Spine 1)

How This Tool Works

Each British Army trade has a publicly documented minimum GTI — the GTI below which you cannot apply. This tool collates those thresholds for 21 illustrative trades drawn from across the major branches.

The GTI thresholds shown here are approximate. They reflect published recruiting guidance at the time of writing. The British Army adjusts thresholds quarterly depending on which trades are over- or under-recruited; a trade that opens at GTI 60 this year may open at GTI 55 next year, or vice versa.

Training durations are the Class 3 / entry-level course length at the relevant training establishment. Most trades have additional Class 2 / 1 and specialist courses later in service.

Pay tiers reference the JSP 754 pay-spine structure. “Standard” is Pay Spine 1 (the majority of soldier trades), “Higher” is Pay Spine 2 (technical trades), and “Specialist” is Pay Spine 3 (high-skill engineering and specialist trades).

This is a guidance tool, not an official cut-off list. Trade availability and minimum GTI thresholds are set by the British Army and change over time. The figures here should be used to start the conversation with your Army Careers Centre — not to replace it. If a cap-badge is closed when you apply, ask about Plan B trades at the same or a lower GTI.

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