Occupation
Infantry soldier
Serves in a close-combat unit, trained to move, shoot, and communicate as part of a section or platoon. The role also covers field craft, weapon and vehicle maintenance, security tasks, and support to domestic operations such as flood or wildfire response. Physical standards and field conditions are a constant part of the work.
Also known as: Infanteer · Rifleman · Infantry private
Occupation content
Part of Public safety, defence and emergency response
What the work involves
- Maintain personal weapons, kit, and vehicle equipment
- Train in marksmanship, field craft, navigation, and section tactics
- Carry out patrols, observation posts, and security tasks on exercise or operations
- Practise casualty care and radio communication drills
- Support domestic response tasks such as flood or wildfire assistance
How people commonly enter
- Direct enlistment followed by basic training and infantry trade training
- Reserve service with the option to transfer to full-time employment
- Cadet or youth program experience leading into regular enlistment
Typical training: Short course or on-the-job training
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Pathways: Common in public service
Typical work context
Outdoors · Physically active · Team based · Involves travel · Varied work
Related interests
Realistic (hands-on) · Social (helping) · Conventional (organizing)
Related aptitude preparation
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Skills to practise
- Mechanical comprehension
- Spatial reasoning
- Map and route reasoning
- Safety judgment
- Attention and concentration
Practice suites
Related learning
Family-level learning links for Public safety, defence and emergency response.
Official sources
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- O*NET OnLine — occupation search: Infantry · United States
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- Canada Job Bank — Explore careers index (Infantry soldier) · Canada
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- UK National Careers Service — Army soldier job profile · United Kingdom
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