From the article: Army Enlisted Job Descriptions and Qualification Factors
Have you ever been assigned to a Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) in MOS Field 21 - - Engineering? If so, tell us what it was like. Did you love your job? Did you hate it? What was your average day like? Share Your Experiences
12/21 C
- I am a bridge crewmember. I went to basic in mid january. The cold sucks in missouri. Ticks and spiders everywhere. You will be pulling security in the middle of the woods and ticks will crawl on you. The job training is great. Great instructors and very fun. You get to drive a big ass truck and operate a boat. The bridges are like legos. You put them together and bolt them up. You will get stronger carrying the bridge pieces...they range from like 450lbs to about 800. 4-6 man carry. I love my job. We also worked with explosives which was fun. Got to blow some stuff up. The field training exercises suck by the way lol. No showers for 4 days.
- —Guest Todd
12k
- very few mos related missions - members of unit that have deployed agree - in garrison missions are mostly carpentry, mason and electrician work. Be prepared to learn all mos' while only having one (12k) as a cert...
- —Guest guest1123
SAPPERS ALL THE WAY
- I'm currently a 12B3OVGF7 or airborne ranger pathfinder. Been to Iraq and Afghanistan, In IRAQ I got a taste of route clearance, and in Afghanistan I'm with a pathfinder company designated for downed aircraft rescue and recovery in other than secure environments. It is a great transition for me to be able to switch between my primary function as a demo guy and be a grunt squad leader doing recovery.
- —Guest PFDRSAPPER
12C RIVER RAT
- I was in the 502 Neurent kaserne, 541 tomkins barricks. E co 73 engr. Ft lewis training co Ft learnord at ta211.
- —Guest ROB O'DELL
ACE Operator
- Loved being a combat engineer is some of the best and hardest but funnest times in the army if you ever drive an ACE you will see what i mean met some very good guys as a 12B. Definetaly the hardest working MOS when your deployed, and is very thankless too. Grunts can't ever match what you do, ever! cuz they aren't crazy enough to go out to find IED's like a 12B does. Combat Engineers a very unique kind of soldiers, since i have reclassed from that mos i have been kicking myself in the A** for it. Once an engineer always an engineer!! ESSAYONS!
- —Guest Former 12B
12b - get the job done
- 12b, one of the more versatile forces in the Army today. If you want your time in the military to mean something its either combat engineer, or infantry. Let this be clear, you will not be the guy working a bulldozer. Whether it be operating in a route clearance unit, or living in some hole patroling every day with the grunts. The majority of your time over seas will be spent dealing with explosives in some form or another. If that isnt your kind of thing become a cook or something
- —Guest lightengineer
The Best Engineers
- We work with everything, our reining us 36weeks, and Combat Engineering I'd included along with underwater Tools, we do Recon overseas to find safe troop crossings and do sabotage to insurgents under there boats and stuff, it's awesome!
- —Guest 21D Engineer Diver
River Rat
- I was a 12C a.k.a. River Rat. It was great when I was stationed in Germany (1st A.D., 16th Engineers E-co) Got to do our job...building bridges and blowing shit up. Got to the states (24th Infantry Div, 3rd Engineers, E-co)...Dog and pony show til Desert Storm. Very entertaining MOS, would do it again in a heartbeat. If you do not like being outdoors, this job is NOT for you. If your are a wimp, this job is NOT for you. Once a Combat Engineer, always a Combat Engineer.
- —joeshibotnik
Mechanical engineer, too old for OCS
- What is my best option (Engineering MOS) to get real world experience that I can use as civilian engineer? I'm interested in construction, project management, and R&D engineering. Thanks.
- —CORaginCajun
Retired thanks to IED
- The 12/21 field is a great career path in the army. I entered as a 12B also served as 21W and retired as 21H. The engineer field is both combat arms and combat support. If you enter this career field you will definitely cross train and will work outside your MOS, for example when I was in Iraq it was not uncommon for carpenters 21W to go on combat engineer missions with 21B's As a matter of fact all 21/12 series soldiers do learn the basics of demolitions It's a great CMF Sapper Hooah!!!
- —Guest Jason greene
457787454558
- THE ARMY is cool 2 be a UNITED States the mos and 230 years but ARMY the 1775 .
- —Guest MATT HEW BISHOP
12k plumber
- Haven't touched a pipe since ait. My unit is doing search and rescue training now. Prepare to love cutting wood, hammering, and basically being a carpenter.
- —Guest 12k
21L LITHOGRAPHER
- IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WITH AN MOS 21L, IF SO IS IT A GOOD JOB? DO YOU GET PROMOTED QUICKLY? IS IT HARD?
- —Guest VERONICA
12y geospatial engineer
- This will be my MOS for the next 4 years. I have done alot of research on the topic ,but I have yet to come across someone that shares this MOS with me. I would like to hear from someone that is this type of engineer. where do most 12y's get stationed? What type of unit are they placed with? Do they deploy often? Is AIT difficult? Thank you for any positive feedback.
- —Guest Theodore t
a hella of a soldier
- the commander is right, its not that much room to grow but you will have alot of experience. I came through 2001. and it was 24 weeks but easily turned into 30 weeks. Alot of math, alot of sudying. We were the pretty boys of the engineers and had the most people max there PT test. I did 9 years 5 NG. when you get to War Zones this job is very dangerous you are on your own and your stuck pulling your own security. But this job is very fun...
- —Guest 51 Tango
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