ammunition technician

Ammunition Technicians use Silly String to help with detecting bombs.

As Ammo Sup progress, they have the opportunity to become an Ammunition Technician.

To train as an ammunition technician, a member must have a minimum of three years in and have achieved the rank of Corporal.

The trade of Ammunition Technician is one of the most highly decorated professions in the British Army.

Also of great use are items that allow Ammunition technicians to remotely diagnose the innards of a munition or bomb.

Being an Ammunition Technician calls for intelligence, clear thinking and analytical skills, a calm outlook coupled with excellent attention to detail, discipline and courage.

Merritt returned to Greenville where he joined his Marine Corps Reserve unit, a company of ammunition technicians.

Ammunition Technician (AT)

Peter Stephens, Former Class 1 Ammunition Technician British Army.

Ammunition Technician (Ammo Tech)

He was born on 25 January 1952 in London and entered the Army Apprentices College as an Ammunition Technician.

They can also work alongside their army equivalents, the Ammunition Technician or ATO, helping to deal with improvised explosive devices.

Ley joined the British Army as an Ammunition Technician in the Royal Logistic Corps.

The Ammunition Technician trade has lost a number of their colleagues killed in action whilst undertaking operational Explosive Ordnance Disposal tasks worldwide.

The length of training for soldiers of the Ordnance Corps varies between 5 weeks for an administrative clerk, to the 32 week Ammunition Technician course.

Ammunition Technicians have many tools for remote operations, one of which is the RCV, or remotely controlled vehicle, also known as the "Wheelbarrow".

Ammunition Technicians proudly have their own memorial at Marlborough Barracks, Temple Herdewyke in Warwickshire, the home of the trade.

The Corps contains clerks, operator supplies (including q-store staff, warehouse staff and food technicians), petroleum operators, parachute riggers and ammunition technicians.

The Ammunition Technician, from the bomb disposal team, said: "We were called to attend the scene following a call from police that an unexploded hand grenade had been discovered.

To qualify to attend the Ammunition Technician Class 2 course, a soldier must first pass a pre-select course, during which time they will be assessed for suitability for role.

The time frame for an RLC Ammunition Technician to complete all necessary courses prior to finally being placed on an EOD team is around 36 months.

The appointment may now be held by WO1s in any RLC trade, including transport, catering, pioneer, ammunition technician and postal warrant officers, as well as the original suppliers.

He enlisted in the British Army in 1992 and trained as an Ammunition Technician and then was posted to 3 Base Ammunition Depot in Germany.

The unit is mainly manned by Ammunition Technical Officers and Ammunition Technicians supported by Royal Signals and Intelligence Corps personnel and stores and administrative staff.

Ammunition Technical Officers and Ammunition Technicians of the Royal Logistic Corps deal with many aspects of EOD, including conventional munitions and homemade bombs.