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he Rifles trace their values and heritage back to the Peninsular War and the time portrayed in the TV series Sharpe. Then, as today, independence of thought and action were prized amongst the specialist soldiers equipped with rifles who were known as Riflemen. Scroll down for introductory video about the Rifles...

We formed in 2007 from The Devon & Dorset Light Infantry, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire Wiltshire Light Infantry, The Light Infantry and The Royal Green Jackets.

With five Regular and two TA battalions, The Rifles offer unique, full time (Regular) and spare time (Reservist ) opportunities to acquire skills and to experience a wide range of adventures. If you want respect, independence, friends for life, to learn new skills, excitement and success in later life, we can offer it.

If you are interested in joining as a Rifleman, we will prepare you for this adventure with a thorough training package which will help you to make the best of yourself and teach you to meet the challenges of today's Infantry.

OPERATIONAL ROLES AND SKILLS

We have the widest range of roles of any infantry regiment and, uniquely, we have a battalion in the Commando Role with 3 Commando Brigade. Other battalions offer armoured infantry in Warrior AFVs, Light Role for jungle and mountain operations and Mechanised in Bulldog AFVs.

Our wide range of roles requires the modern-day Rifleman to master many skills including: Sniper, Mortar Man, Medic, Anti Tank Guided Weapons Specialist, Driver including HGV and Tracked, Radio Operator, IT Specialist, Combat Engineer, plus a range of people skills and experience transferrable to a successful career later in civilian life.

CURRENT OPERATIONS AND WHAT'S GOING ON

The Rifles are often on operations and training deployments worldwide including The Falklands, South Georgia, Kosovo, Belize, Iraq and Afghanistan. There are plenty of opportunities for sport and expeditions and in the last 18 months Riflemen have climbed in the Himalayas, skied in the Alps and boxed at National level.

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[MrHendrixfan13]

So want to join the fifth battalion of this regiment and northern ireland should be irish. i've got heritage from ireland and i agree ireland should be free! the republic is irish so why cant the rest be!

[MrIHateAmerica]

@MrHendrixfan13 Because they don't want to be?

[USMarineRifleman0311]

last time US and UK riflemen met in one battle was New Orleans 1815....I love being able to say that

95th rifles got massacred in the open...apparently sharpe wasnt there

[MrIHateAmerica]

@USMarineRifleman0311 You're wrong there, that wasn't the last time our riflemen met in battle, do your research

[KGlovesNR]

Northern ireland is mostly irish and some people cant stick it they want to be british and think they are but there not..Thats why its called NORTHERN IRELAND you orange bastard cant wait to punch your head in

[djvinslick1]

Who is in this regiment so stop talking shit and get a life

[djvinslick1]

I love the shit people talk about on here they give a good talk but if u put then with real soldiers in a real war they will be on the floor hands ova head crying for there mum who gives a shit who's better the uk or americans at the end of the day the Americans are just a load of rejects who came from England and got big headed and arrogant and the uk a use to be great country that's fallen apart and both country's will die out and fade away and this is coming from a soldier who is in this re

[sarahooxo]

@LottoWinner999

im from northern ireland and the brits havnt left anywere we are still british we use british money ...the union flag flies over city hall and the british army still has bases all over the country so your wrong you fenian cunt

[MrIHateAmerica]

@MrIHateAmerica that war where the mighty usa got it handed it handed to them byt a bunch of jungle people?... You ended up running right?

[MrIHateAmerica]

@USMarineRifleman0311 Just like Vietnam?