A lot of people may wear a uniform when they work.
Why do some jobs have a uniform?
Wearing a uniform:
- Tells other people who you work for
- Makes people feel part of a team
- Is a good way to advertise a company
- Can sometimes help people with the job they do. For example an Army Soldier may wear camouflage for their job to help protect them
Let's look at some of the jobs where you may need to wear a uniform:
There are some jobs that have special clothing to help make the job safe, like hard hats, high visibility jackets, safety goggles and boots. Jobs like:
The Armed Forces
People who work in the Armed Forces wear uniforms. The UK Armed Forces are the:
- British Army
- Royal Air Force (RAF)
- Royal Navy
Did you know? Around 148,000 people work full-time in the Armed Forces in the UK"
Source: UK Parliament, 2024
Let's take a look at some of the jobs in the Armed Forces:
The British Army
All jobs in the Army are in one of these areas:
- Combat (Fighting)
- Engineering
- HR, Finance and Support
- Intelligence, Communications and IT
- Medical
- Logistics and Support
- Music
The jobs below will take you to the Army Job Roles website and will tell you more about these and other jobs.
Some of the job roles in the Army are:
- Soldier
- Chef
- Guards
- Household Cavalry Soldier
- Aviation Communication Specialist
- Technical Support Specialist
- Vehicle Mechanic
- Police Soldier
- Officer Pilot
- Army Nurse
- Combat Medical Technician
- Army Musician
- Cyber Engineer
- Carpenter and Joiner
- Plumber
- General Fitter
- HR Officer
The Royal Air Force (RAF)
The jobs listed below will take you to the Royal Air Force Roles website and will tell you more about these and other jobs.
Some of the job roles in the RAF are:
- Aircraft Technician
- Cyberspace Communication Specialist
- RAF Regiment Gunner
- Pilot
- Nurse
- Nursing Officer
- Musician
- Medical Officer
- Chef
- Supplier
- Electrician
- Air Traffic and Weapon Controller
- Intelligence Analyst
- Driver
- Photographer
- Personnel Support
- Firefighter
- RAF Police
- Vehicle Technician
- Engineer Officer
The Royal Navy
The jobs listed below will take you to the Royal Navy Role Finder website and will tell you more about these and other jobs.
Some of the job roles in the RAF are:
- Medical Officer
- Naval Nurse
- HR Writer Logistician
- Supply Chain Logistician
- Chef
- Steward
- Catering Services
- Air Engineer Officer
- Engineering Technician
- Weapon Engineering
- Marine Engineer Officer
- Aircraft Controller
- Air Traffic Control Officer
- Royal Marines Musician
- Deck Officer
- Mine Warfare Specialist
- Royal Navy Police
- Seaman Specialist
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