ENGINEER SCHOOL
Help Build The Strength Of The Army
Engineers are integral to the success of any Army mission. During your AIT as an Army Engineer, you will learn a wide variety of engineering skills that can include bridge building, structural maintenance, and electrical repair.
During AIT at Army Engineer School, you can specialize in three different areas of study:
areas of study
combat engineer operations
Combat engineers are generally tasked with bridge building and destruction, minefield emplacement and reduction, and other tasks requiring specialized engineering skills and equipment during a combat operation.
general engineer operations
General Engineers are tasked with building and maintaining roads, airfields, and other facilities that support combat operations.
geospatial engineer operations
Geospatial Engineers provide the terrain depiction and analyses that give commanders the ability to visualize the battlefield.
Related Jobs
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Combat Engineer (12B)
Combat engineers primarily supervise, serve or assist as a member of a team when they are tackling rough terrain in combat situations. They provide their expertise in areas such as mobility, countermobility, survivability and general engineering.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Bridge Crewmember (12C)
Bridge crewmembers provide bridge and rafting support for dry and wet gap crossing operations when a squad, section or platoon tackles rough terrain in combat situations.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operator (12V)
Concrete and asphalt equipment operators are responsible for supervising or operating all equipment used in concrete and asphalt production, which is integral to the construction of airfields, roads, dams and buildings.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Diver (12D)
A diver performs tasks such as reconnaissance, demolition and salvage in underwater conditions. They specialize in either scuba diving (below the surface of water) or deep-sea diving (longer periods of time in depths up to 190 feet).
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Horizontal Construction Engineer (12N)
Horizontal construction engineers use bulldozers, cranes, graders and other heavy equipment to move tons of earth and material to complete construction projects for the Army.
They are also responsible for operating tractors with dozer attachments, scoop loaders, backhoe loaders, hydraulic excavators, motorized graders and scrapers.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Interior Electrician (12R)
The interior electrician is primarily responsible for the installation and maintenance for all of the Army’s interior electrical systems.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Plumber (12K)
Army plumbers and pipe fitters are responsible for installing and repairing plumbing and pipe systems.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Firefighter (12M)
Army firefighters are responsible for protecting lives and property from fire. They control fires and help prevent them in buildings, aircrafts and ships.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Quarrying Specialist (12G)
Quarry specialists help construct airfields, roads, dams and buildings by moving tons of earth/materials with heavy types of machinery.
They operate powered machines that are used in cleaning, crushing, drilling, grading and detonating rock at construction sites.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Power Distribution Specialist (12Q)
The power distribution specialist is primarily responsible for the electrical distribution system in the Army.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Carpentry and Masonry Specialist (12W)
A carpentry and masonry specialist is responsible for general heavy carpentry and masonry duties.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
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Geospatial Engineer (12Y)
Geospatial engineers are responsible for using geographic data that supports military/civilian operations for Disaster Relief and Homeland Security. They collect, analyze and distribute geospatial information to represent the terrain and its possible effects.
- Active/Reserve: Both
- Officer/Enlisted: Enlisted
- Restrictions: None
Related Civilian Jobs
- Electrician
- Construction Worker
- Building Engineer
- Streets & Sanitation Worker
- Carpenter
- Steel Worker
- Underwater Construction Worker
- Plumber
- Masonry Specialist
- Construction Project Planner
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Well Driller/Rigger
