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CH.9 YEOMEN OF THE GUARD AND YEOMEN WARDERS Annex H(J)/9 ANNEX H(J) TO CHAPTER 9 CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT (PARAS 9.471 AND 9.472 REFER) A. To Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard 1. A candidate for appointment must be: a. Of 'Very Good' character in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines or 'Exemplary' character in the Regular Army or Royal Air Force. b. In possession of a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. c. One who has completed full pensionable service in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Regular Army or the Royal Air Force. 2. A candidate who has received promotion to commissioned rank will not be debarred from consideration. 3. Applications, which may be made at any time by anyone who meets the criteria, are to be forwarded by the candidate's commanding officer as follows: a. For Royal Navy personnel, to be notified? b. For Royal Marines personnel, to the Director of Drafting, and Records, Royal Marine, Centurion Building, Gosport. c. For the Regular Army, to the Ministry of Defence (MS Ib), London. d. For the Royal Air Force, to AOC RAF Record and Pay Office, HQ PTC, RAF Innsworth. 4. Applications are to be accompanied by: a. A certified copy of record of service. b. Certified copies of conduct sheets. c. Present home address. d. A medical certificate from own GP/Medical Officer. 5. Uniform is issued free, from held stock, but Monk style shoes must be provided at the yeoman's own expense. 6. Yeomen are required to attend for duty at St James's Palace about 8 times a year. There is no restriction on place of residence within the UK. Limited subsistence allowance and rail tickets are provided where appropriate. 7. The role of the Yeomen is purely ceremonial and involves basic foot drill and a high proportion of long standing, on occasions for as long as 2 hours.
