What can I expect to be doing as a Combat Engineer?

[WeGotStuff]

Just picked out my top three MOS choices a few days ago.

My picks were:

1. Combat Engineer

2. Small Arms Repair

3. Field Radio Operator

The last two are pretty straightforward, but my question is what kinds of things could I expect to be doing as a Combat Engineer? I know what they say the job entails (construction, explosives, fortifications), but they aren't very specific.

[Lisa 23]

Don't know if you read this or not....

Marine Corps Enlisted Job Descriptions
MOS - - 1371 Combat Engineer

Type of MOS : PMOS
Rank Range: MGySgt to Pvt
Job Description: Combat engineers construct, alter, repair, and maintain buildings and structures; lift and move heavy objects and equipment by setting up, bracing, and utilizing rigging devices and equipment; and perform various duties incidental to the use of demolitions in construction projects and destruction of objects. Personnel assigned this MOS are taught carpentry and other construction skills as well as demolitions, specialized demolitions for urban breaching and land mine warfare.
Job Requirements:
(1) Must possess an MM score of 95 or higher.
(2) Complete the Basic Combat Engineer Course, Marine Corps Engineer School, Camp Lejeune, NC.
(3) Non-MOS qualified Reserve Marines unable to attend the regular formal school course may be certified for MOS 1371, as an AMOS-only, by the unit commander upon successful completion of the Alternate Training Instructional Program (ATIP) of the Marine Force Reserves. The ATIP for MOS 1371 Marines is found in Force Order 1535.1 and consists of two phases of Reserve Basic Combat Engineer Course, including a minimum of 6 months MOJT while assigned to a 1371 billet. (4) Completion of Engineer Operations Chief Course is recommended upon promotion to GySgt.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlis.../a/1371new.htm

[WeGotStuff]

I guess I should have been a little more specific. Out of all those duties, what can I REALISTICALLY expect to be doing day-to-day if I were to go to someplace like Afghanistan?

[Rooger]

It depends on which unit(s) you end up with.........An F.(leet)S.(ervice)S.(upport)
G.(roup) unit does more construction than destruction........A Divisional Combat Engineer Battalion does ALOT of Land mine clearing,

Serving in the Marine Corps as a Combat Engineer can be very rewarding and challenging at the same time. Marine Combat engineers repair, alter, maintain, alter and adjust various structures and buildings. The Marine Combat Engineer is a jack-of-all-trades, a Marine who is called upon to be an expert soldier, but also to know a great deal about how to build, construct, and make things work.
There are a number of billets available inside the Marine Engineer Specialty. After boot camp, a Marine interested in this field will attend Basic Combat Engineer School, located at Camp Lejune, NC. As a combat engineer you will operate or serve as a crewmember on a variety of different Marine military vehicles. They work to perform a variety of different specialized demolitions in land mines and for urban land breaching is also taught. This is a job that requires you to be in good physical condition to perform as a Combat engineer. You should have normal color vision, and normal hearing. The Combat Marine Corp Engineer is a construction based MOS, but it also works to support different remodeling and reconstruction issues. In both Afghanistan and Iraq, as a result of the War on Terror, Marine Corps Combat Engineer specialists have been used heavily to help rebuild vital infrastructure, and facilities such as schools, clinics and other industries. Operational Combat Marine Corps Engineers works to perform a wide variety of different jobs. They work to perform different engineer and construction tasks, all the while being a fully qualified and ready Marine Corps Soldiers. Training will assist you to know how to locate and eliminate mines by visual or mechanical means. Servicemembers who are assigned to this MOS are taught construction and carpentry skills, as well as skills in demolition projects and destruction of objects. This can be a field with room for a lot of different types and styles of duty. You can be assigned literally anywhere that the Marine Corps Services, and be detailed as support for a variety of different Marine Corps Command groups. Marine Corps Engineers work with military construction, working to repair, construct, and use metalworking and fabrication to perform different military duties. At times Marine engineers also work in the bulk distribution of fuels and other materials. You can learn how to deal with a variety of different jobs and engineer tasks.


I loved It! 1371 for Life! Hope this helps you, Good Luck