The two jobs that sound interesting to me and float my boat as it were are Ammo Tech and Armourer. They sound interesting, you can be posted almost anywhere and I have an interest in weaponry and explosives. The only thing that worries me is what I can get out of it for Civvy life after the army. Royal Engineers also sounds interesting, as you get combat engineering and explosives, and a trade for later in life, but if I can see a good civvy related career with my first two choices I would rather go with those.
If anyone has any advice or if there are any ex-Ammo Techs or Armourers about I’d love to hear what they are up to after the Army.
One idea I did have was, as an Armourer hopefully chosen for Artificer training you can get a BTec HNC in Engineering and several qualifications in Engineering Maintenance. I know that in the trade I'm in now, Litho Printing, the bigger companies take on people with engineering qualifications and give them full product training on their equipment. Do things like this happen in other sectors? And as for Ammo tech, I can't really think of any civvy counterparts for that although I’d love to do that job in service.
Any advice much appreciated
-Dave
