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Armed Forces eligibility

Guidance for anyone who is a serving regular, reserve or a veteran of the UK Armed Forces and is looking to become a member.

Eligible organisations

The following organisations are eligible under the Armed Forces service category:

  • British Army

  • Royal Navy

  • Royal Marines

  • Royal Air Force

Eligible roles

You can join if you are one of the following from an eligible organisation above:

  • Serving Regular or Reserve

  • Veteran (Regular or Reserve)

About roles

  • There are many roles within the Armed Forces, so we've grouped them into Regular and Reserve for now (we'll refine this over time)

  • We don't capture ranks. For example, select Regular regardless of your rank

  • Choose the option that best reflects your employment status (serving or veteran). For example, if you're a serving regular in the British Army, choose Regular – Serving

If you're a veteran

If you are a veteran, please:

  • Select the organisation you retired from

  • Choose the role that best matches your previous position

  • Select the Retired option. For example, if you're a veteran reserve of the Royal Navy, choose Reserve – Retired

How to verify

You can verify your eligibility in one of two ways:

  • Work email (fastest option)

  • ID document (see below accepted forms of ID)

Learn more about verification here

How to sign up

Choose the option that applies to you:

  • Joining yourself with a work email? View a guide here

  • Joining yourself with ID? View a guide here

  • Joining through an organisation with a code? View a guide here

Accepted ID

You can verify your eligibility using one of the documents below:

Serving

Document

Must show

Work ID card

  • Your full name

  • Your service number

Payslip

  • Your full name

  • Your service number

Veteran

Document

Must show

Veteran ID card

  • Your full name

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