Combat Engineer

THIS POSITION REQUIRES AN ENLISTMENT IN THE U.S. ARMY OR ARMY RESERVE

Overview

As a Combat Engineer, you'll work quickly and skillfully to help Soldiers navigate while on combat missions by constructing bridges, clearing barriers with explosives, and detecting and avoiding mines and other environmental hazards. You'll provide expertise and come up with quick and creative engineering solutions, constructing fighting positions, fixed and floating bridges, and obstacles and defense positions.

Job Duties

• Build fighting positions, defensive positions, and floating or fixed bridges
• Place and detonate explosives
• Clear paths of obstacles
• Install firing systems for demolition
• Detect mines visually or with mine detectors

Training

Job training for a combat engineer requires 14 weeks of One Station Unit Training, which includes Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom, and part takes place in the field with on-the-job instructions.

One Station Unit Training : 14 weeks at Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Skills Learned

Compensation

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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