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British Army
Junior Ranks
Code: REME-REC

Recovery Mechanic (REME)

Recovers damaged and broken-down military vehicles from the battlefield and roadside using specialist recovery vehicles.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • vehicle recovery
  • • rigging and lifting
  • • mechanical fault-finding
  • • driving specialist vehicles
  • • battlefield awareness

Responsibilities

  • • recover casualty vehicles under field conditions
  • • operate recovery vehicles and winches
  • • conduct initial fault diagnosis
  • • rig and secure loads for transport
  • • work alongside REME workshops

Equipment

  • • recovery vehicles
  • • winches and rigging kit

Typical Clearance

SC

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