Royal Corps of Signals
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The Royal Corps of Signals (also known as the Royal Signals , abbreviated R SIGNALS ) is one of the British Army's combat support units . The signals units are used early in combat to set up combat area communications and information systems.
The Royal Signals units maintain the British Army's global telecommunications infrastructure. The corps has its own technicians, logisticians and system administrators to ensure military radio and various other communication networks in the field. It is responsible for the installation, maintenance and operation of all types of telecommunications equipment and information systems , support of commanders and their headquarters, and electronic warfare against enemy communications systems.
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Training and way of working
Royal Signals officers receive general military training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , followed by specialized IT training at the Royal School of Signals , Blandford Camp , Dorset . These officers are then no longer subdivided into units - their training covers the entire range of their future field of activity.
Other ranks are trained both as field soldiers and as communications specialists. They receive their basic military training in the British Army Training Regiment in Winchester , after which they undergo specialist training in the 11th (Royal School of Signals) Signal Regiment. There are currently six different training paths for non-officers, all of which are accessible to both soldiers and women soldiers:
- Communication Systems Operator: Training areas for military radio and wire communication systems
- Communication Systems Engineer: Training areas for data communication and computer networks
- Communication Electrician: Training areas for maintenance and repair of generators as well as installation and operation of electric power stations
- Communication Logistic Specialist: Training areas transportation and accounting of communication equipment
- Installation Technician: Training areas installation and repair of fiberglass and telephone lines
- Electronic Warfare Systems Operator: Training areas for intercepting and disrupting enemy communication systems
Staff Sergeants and Warrant Officers serve in one of five oversight duties:
- Yeoman of Signals: Training areas for planning, deploying and managing tactical / strategic military communication networks
- Yeoman of Signals (Electronic Warfare): Training areas for planning, deployment and management of tactical / strategic war electronics
- Foreman of Signals: Training in the installation, maintenance, repair and interoperability of tactical / strategic communication tools
- Foreman of Signals (Information Systems): Training areas installation, maintenance, repair and interoperability of tactical / strategic information systems
- Regimental Duty: General education
Individual evidence
- ^ Career paths
- ↑ Royal Signals Careers - Soldier Trades ( Memento of the original from February 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
