Combat Engineer
Angelo Moyers
Career Description
Duties and Responsibilities
construct effective combat positions
place and detonate explosives
route clearance
assemble firing systems for explosives
- detect mines
Education Requirements
Training includes Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT).
All soldiers go through BCT, but after BCT, individuals attend different AITs dependent on their MOS.
Job Outlook
Salary and Work Environment
The work environment of a Combat Engineer can include vastly different occurrences. If deployed with Infantry or assigned to MOUT, the environment should be expected to be considerably more dangerous. These are with the so-called the "Door Kickers," although Combat Engineers use breaching charges to infiltrate structures. If an engineer is assigned to construction, heavy machinery, or firing systems for explosives, life should be less dangerous, unless serious mistakes are made. All in all, nobody can tell what life will be like or what experiences one will endure as a Combat Engineer.
Sapper Training
May 5, 2014. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michel Sauret
Countermobility Operations
Remains of a Door After a Breach
Related Courses and Activities
Inside school, related skills could be picked up from the Introduction to Engineering and Principles of Engineering classes. Clubs like Engineering Club and the Outdoor Adventures Club also help prepare an individual for a job in Combat Engineering, with the enhancement of general engineering and orienteering skills.
There are other programs offered that help prepare soldiers to-be like the Future Soldier program, which is offered by the US Army, as well as most physical training programs offered by pretty much anyone.