Combat Recce - The Scottish & North Irish Yeomanry

The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY) is a Light Cavalry Regiment, with a "Combat Recce" role, with Squadrons in Ayr, Belfast, Cupar, and Edinburgh.

The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY) is a Light Cavalry Regiment within the Army Reserve, and it carry's out its role as "Combat Recce".

The Regiment has Squadrons in Ayr, Belfast, Cupar, and Edinburgh. The Light Cavalry Soldier needs to be fit, adaptable and self-reliant, prepared to work in small teams in any weather conditions to get the job done.

Often well in front of other friendly forces gathering intelligence on the enemy and environment, he is master of his equipment, mounted in light armoured vehicles (RWMIKs), which are equipped with the both the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) as well as the Browning . 50 Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), and the latest BOWMAN digital battlefield communications system, along with surveillance optics, including thermal imaging, to see at night.