The armed forces and emergency services offer an amazing range of diverse jobs for graduates.

Although it’s tempting to associate the armed forces with soldiers, marines and pilots, there is a huge support staff for the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

It’s the same story for the emergency services. And the benefits include impressive training and development, and a career that’s far from a boring desk job.

Armed forces

As well as combat roles, graduates in the armed forces work in engineering, IT and telecoms, logistics, healthcare, HR, admin, and finance.

Read the armed forces officer job description or check out the graduate-career opportunities with:

• The Army
• The Royal Air Force
• The Royal Navy
• The Royal Navy – Engineering
• The Royal Navy – Medical Careers

Police Service

The UK Police Service is divided into 52 regional constabularies and forces, as well as eight further bodies such as the British Transport Police and the National Crime Squad.

Individual police services can be found through the graduate careers search. Read the police officer job description to find out more about being a police officer.

The Ambulance Service

The NHS ambulance service is provided by 13 ambulance trusts across England and Wales. Find out more on the NHS careers website or apply for graduate jobs at www.jobs.nhs.uk.

Read the paramedic job description to find out more about being a paramedic.

The Fire Service

There are 57 fire services across the United Kingdom. Contact your local fire service for information about jobs.

Read the firefighter job description to find out more about being a firefighter.