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Armed Forces Occupations
Occupation Code: 0110 to 0310
Job description and duties
Armed Forces Occupations include a diverse group of officers responsible for undertaking specific military tasks. The command hierarchy of Armed Forces ranks include (lowest to highest):
• Enlisted Rank: Gunner, Lance Bombardier, Bombardier, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant
• Warrant Officer Rank: Warrant Officer
Class 2, Warrant Officer Class 1
• Officer Rank: Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant,
Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier
The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) performs two major defence roles5:
Primary defence roles:
• Maintain territorial integrity (particularly at the Malta International Airport and other sensitive locations) and integrity of Maltese
waters (physical and electronic surveillance against smuggling, illegal trafficking of immigrants and other illicit activities at sea by conducting Maritime Law Enforcement)
• Participate in overseas crisis management operations
• Provide for the surveillance of the Maltese Airspace
• Provide Search and Rescue services over Maltese territorial waters and the Search and Rescue region
• Provide Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) and Improvised Explosive Device Disposal (IEDD) cover
Secondary Defence Roles, which focus on the provision of:
• Civil emergency protection support
• Military aid to the Police and the Security
Service
• State Ceremonial and Other Public Support
Duties
Work environment
Those who work within the Armed Forces typically work full-time. However, hours vary with the person’s occupational speciality, and branch of service, as well as with the needs of the Armed Forces. Personnel must be prepared to work additional hours to accommodate the changing circumstances of the Armed Forces.
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Text is being quoted from https://afm.gov.mt/en/forcestructure/defencerole/Pages/defence-role.aspx as at June 2018.
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