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Ammunition Technician
Could you be an expert on explosives, ammunition and bomb disposal? After world-leading technical training, you could help keep our troops and civilians safe.
Starting salary
£26,334
Age range
16.6 to 35.6
Role details
Age
To apply for this position, you must be between 16 years & 6 months old and 35 years & 6 months old at the time of your application.
Fitness
Mid Thigh Pull 50kg
Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m
2km run 11 min 30 sec
Education
5x GCSE Grade A–C/9-4, or Scottish National 5 grade A-C, which must include Maths, English Language and either Physics, Science, or Integrated Science.
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As an Ammunition Technician, you’ll learn to inspect, repair, store and destroy everything from rifle ammunition to guided weapons. You will work with Army Units and UK security services, deploying bomb disposal robots.
Progression to a Bomb Disposal Operator (with extra pay) is also possible. You’ll be given responsibility early in your career as you’ll become a Lance Corporal immediately after completing your training and your career could involve work in fields such as Weapons Technical Intelligence, Ammunition Stockpile Management and Improvised Explosives Device Disposal.
Ammunition Technicians are highly sought after by the commercial energetics industry and by organisations running training in explosives and bomb disposal.
Key Responsibilities
Be the Army’s expert in explosives engineering by completing the world's leading ammunition training programme.
Work alongside every aspect of the military - including Airborne and Commando Forces.
You could be deployed worldwide– wherever the British Army has a presence.
Earn your Category B and C+E Driving Licences, plus specialist vehicle driving and bomb disposal qualifications.
Complete a Level 4 Apprenticeship in Ordnance Munitions and Explosives and join the Institute of Explosives Engineers.
Step 1
You'll start with your initial military training which teaches you how to be a soldier, covering everything from fieldcraft to how to handle a rifle.
If you join as a Junior Soldier (under 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the basic military training (short) course at Harrogate.
If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the regular adult basic training.
Step 2
Next, you will complete your 29-week Class 2 Ammunition Technician course which is split between the Defence Academy in Shrivenham and the Defence EOD Munitions and Search Training Regiment in Kineton. You’ll learn how to inspect, test, move, store and destroy every type of ammunition and explosive. You will also earn your Cat B and C+E licenses at the Defence School of Transport in Leconfield.
You'll earn £26,334 a year from the start of your training, which will go up as you progress throughout your career.
You can earn extra pay once you reach the rank of Sergeant and you are qualified to conduct Bomb Disposal duties.
Level 4 Ordnance Munitions Explosive Technician Apprenticeship
Driving Licences: Category B and C+E
As your career progresses you can also get:
The opportunity to study for an MSc in Explosives Ordnance Engineering (on a part-time basis)
A proven track record in the field that can gain the title of Engineering Technician (Eng Tech), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng)