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British Army
Junior Ranks
Code: RAVC-DOG

Military Working Dog Handler (RAVC)

Trains, handles and deploys military working dogs for search, protection and detection tasks.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • dog handling
  • • search and detection training
  • • animal welfare
  • • operational deployment
  • • kennel management

Responsibilities

  • • train and handle military working dogs
  • • conduct explosive and drugs detection searches
  • • provide protection and patrol capability
  • • maintain dog welfare and kennel standards
  • • deploy with dogs on operations

Equipment

  • • working dogs
  • • search and detection equipment

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Civilian Translations

Dog Handler (K9 Security)

Security & Protective Services

88% Match

Training and handling working dogs for search and protection maps directly to civilian K9 security roles.

Core Transferable Skills

dog handling
search and detection training
animal welfare