Will Combat Engineer help for a career as a carpenter? Or what jobs will i be able to get after i get out?
I have the same question for Bridge Crewmember, what career fields will it help me on?
2006-09-11 16:06:16 · 2 answers · asked by Smiles_187 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I served as a combat engineer in the USMC from 1966 to 1969 and we were cross-trained in carpentry, bridge assembly, minefield laying, demolitions, booby-trap disarming, etc. Stateside we did some minor carpentry work erecting "hootches" half-tents, with wooden foundations.
I don't think it was a great training for carpentry. Probably better to find a real carpenter and get apprenticed to him.
One of the funny things they get you doing in the military engineers is to look for "level bubbles" and "skyhooks".
2006-09-11 22:01:16 · answer #1 · answered by hellbent 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Typically, as an Army combat engineer, 12B MOS, you are assigned to find and detonate mines. If you want a career as a carpenter, there is an MOS in the Army for that. Do not get fooled by the recruiter. Most 12B's are like grunts, too.
2006-09-12 01:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋