Army Ammunition Technician Apprenticeship
Army Ammunition Technician Apprenticeship
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Date Posted:
January 2024
Job Family:
engineering
AMMUNITION TECHNICIAN
Royal Logistic Corps
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.
As an Ammunition Technician, you will learn to inspect, repair, store and destroy everything from rifle ammunition to guided weapons. You will collaborate with Army Units and UK security services, deploying bomb disposal robots.
Progression to a Bomb Disposal Operator (with extra pay) is also possible. You will be given responsibility early in your career as you will 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.
Training for the role
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 a 23-week basic military training course at Harrogate.
- If you join as a Regular Soldier (over 17 years and 6 months), you’ll do the regular 14-week 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.
Qualifications you could get after training
- Driving Licences: Category B and C+E.
- Level 4 Apprenticeship in Ordnance Munitions and Explosives.
- 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)
Entry requirements
Age: From 16 years & 6 months to 35 years & 6 months
Qualifications: 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.
Basic physical fitness assessment: Mid Thigh Pull 50kg – Medicine Ball Throw 2.7m – MSFT (beep test) level 6.6
Apprenticeship
Level 4 Apprenticeship in Ordnance Munitions and Explosives.
Pay & benefits
Earn £18,687 a year during training. When you have completed 26 weeks’ service or finished basic trade training – whichever comes first – your pay will rise to £23,496.