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Junior Officers
Code: RLC-ATO

Ammunition Technical Officer (ATO)

RLC bomb disposal specialist conducting explosive ordnance disposal and ammunition technical support.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • explosive ordnance disposal
  • • risk assessment under pressure
  • • ammunition storage and inspection
  • • incident command
  • • technical reporting

Responsibilities

  • • lead high-threat IED disposal tasks
  • • inspect and supervise ammunition stocks
  • • advise commanders on explosive risk
  • • supervise EOD teams
  • • produce post-incident technical reports

Equipment

  • • EOD robots
  • • render-safe tools
  • • X-ray equipment

Typical Clearance

SC / DV

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Civilian Translations

Operations Manager

Project & Programme Management

74% Match

ATO leadership and team supervision combined with risk-managed decision-making translate well to operations management.

Core Transferable Skills

incident command
team leadership
risk management