thumb|upright|alt=World War I recruiting poster, with Lord Kitchener pointing at the viewer|One of the most recognisable recruiting posters of the British Army; from World War I, with Lord Kitchener The British Army primarily recruits from within the United Kingdom, but accept applications from all British citizens. It also accepts applications from Irish citizens and Commonwealth citizens, with certain restrictions. Since 2018 the British Army has been an equal-opportunity employer (with some legal exceptions due to medical standards), and does not discriminate based on race, religion or sexual orientation. Applicants for the Regular Army must be a minimum age of 16, although soldiers under 18 may not serve in operations, and the maximum age is 36. Applicants for the Army Reserve must be a minimum of 17 years and 9 months, and a maximum age of 43. Different age limits apply for Officers and those in some specialist roles. Applicants must also meet several other requirements, notably regarding medical health, physical fitness, past-criminal convictions, education, and regarding any tattoos and piercings.
thumb|upright|alt=World War I recruiting poster with Lord Kitchener pointing at the viewer|One of the most recognisable recruiting posters of the British Army; from World War I with Lord Kitchener The British Army primarily recruits from within the United Kingdom but accept applications from all British citizens It also accepts applications from Irish citizens and Commonwealth citizens with certain restrictions Since 2018 the British Army has been an equal-opportunity employer (with some legal exceptions due to medical standards) and does not discriminate based on race religion or sexual orientation Applicants for the Regular Army must be a minimum age of 16 although soldiers under 18 may not serve in operations and the maximum age is 36 Applicants for the Army Reserve must be a minimum of 17 years and 9 months and a maximum age of 43 Different age limits apply for Officers and those in some specialist roles Applicants must also meet several other requirements notably regarding medical health physical fitness past-criminal convictions education and regarding any tattoos and piercings