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Royal Marines
Non-Commissioned Officers
Code: RM-HW

Heavy Weapons Specialist

Royal Marines NCO expert in heavy and support weapons providing fire support to commando units.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • heavy weapons handling
  • • fire support planning
  • • small-team leadership
  • • advanced marksmanship
  • • instructor delivery

Responsibilities

  • • operate and maintain heavy and support weapons
  • • plan and deliver fire support to manoeuvre units
  • • instruct commandos in heavy weapons handling
  • • lead a heavy weapons detachment
  • • manage weapon safety and licensing

Equipment

  • • heavy machine guns
  • • anti-tank weapons
  • • mortars

Typical Clearance

SC

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Civilian Translations

Close Protection Officer

Security & Protective Services

80% Match

Advanced weapons handling and fire support planning under pressure map directly onto high-end close protection work.

Core Transferable Skills

heavy weapons handling
fire support planning
small-team leadership