Combat enginers

[DaWiz]

What kind of vehicles would a combat enginer use? I was looking into that feild and it seemed interesting.

[Marine1812]

I think bulldozers would be about the only vehical other then trucks and HUMVEES, that's all I have ever seen 'em operate. But, I am not C.E.

[tony31umarne]

Use a variety of vehicals such as M9 ACE(earthmover) to mine clearing vehicals and systems.


Having a combination of combat ability and building skills is necessary when it comes to tackling rough terrain in combat situations. Combat Engineers primarily supervise, serve or assist as a member of a team. They provide much-needed combat engineering, like building roads, constructing bridges or helping our forces to move across foreign land.


Some of your duties as a Combat Engineer may include:

- Constructing trails, roads and field fortifications such as shelters, bunkers and gun emplacements
- Assembling floating or prefabricated bridges
- Operating various light or heavy engineer vehicles
- Placing and detonating explosives
- Loading, unloading and moving supplies and equipment using planes, helicopters, trucks and amphibious vehicles
- Operating or serving as a crewmember on a combat engineer vehicle, armored vehicle launch bridge or an armored combat earthmover
- Preparing and installing firing systems for demolition and explosives
- Locating mines by visual means or by using a mine detector








Skill Level 2 Combat Engineers perform the same duties as Skill Level 1 but also supervise and train the Skill Level 1 Soldiers. As a Skill Level 2 Combat Engineer, you may be involved in:

- Directing and assisting in the operation of engineering wheeled or tracked vehicles
- Determining zero settings and firing the combat engineer vehicle weapon systems
- Directing the construction of fighting positions and wire entanglements
- Controlling fire team movements
- Placing explosives and clearing misfires
- Conducting reconnaissance operations



Job training for Combat Engineers consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, where you’ll learn basic Soldiering skills, and six weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Your on-the-job training primarily consists of manual work in a variety of construction projects that cover the following:

- Basic construction methods
- Basic engineering principles
- Bridge building
- Road maintenance and repair
- Rough carpentry and rigging
- Use of hand and power tools



- Ability to use hand and power tools
- Interest in construction and working with your hands
- Ability to think and remain calm under stress
- Interest in engineering
- Preference for working outdoors



This job is closed to women. Combat Engineers must meet very demanding physical requirements. Agility, balance and the ability to perform strenuous physical activities over long periods of time are a necessity.

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[IrishEKU]

8O Wow,

Thanks for the in depth reply big guy! Chime in again!


Regards,

Irish

[DaWiz]

Thanks much tony31umarne. Sounds like combat engineer is the best of the bunch, thats just my opinoin though.

[Hoop Snake]

Do the Engineers still use the MICLIC rocket, and what vehicle is it on? I know it was on a M-60.

[kruser79]

The MICLIC is originally mounted on the M-200 trailer. They're hard to miss, normally towed behind an M113 they have tandem axles which have an endless rubber track wrapped around both sets of duals.
But mounting the launcher on the M-60 hull turns it into an Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC (AVLM).
Yep, they still use them. In fact they had to make a modification to the M-200 trailer lengthening the tongue for use with the Stryker.