How long is AIT for 12N?

Joe Ford

How long is AIT for 12N?

Job training for horizontal construction engineer requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field with on-the-job instructions.

What do 12N do when deployed?

In the Army, military occupational specialty (MOS) 12N is horizontal construction engineer. These soldiers use bulldozers and other heavy equipment to help complete construction projects. They operate all manner of heavy machinery, including backhoes, excavators, and scrapers.

Do combat engineers fight?

Combat engineers facilitate movement and support of friendly forces while impeding those of the enemy. Usually, a combat engineer is also trained as an infantryman, and combat engineer units frequently fight alongside the infantry or fight as infantry as a secondary mission.

What is the life expectancy of a combat engineer?

During WWII the Life expectancy of a combat engineer was 32 seconds in a combat environment. During Vietnam it was around ten seconds. Today, with all the advances in technology and the body armor we wear, it is somewhere around 6 months, but I’ve passed that twice over now.

Is a combat engineer a POG?

Anyone not in the Infantry is considered a POG (Person Other than Grunt). So technically a Combat Engineer is a POG.

Is a combat engineer dangerous?

Combat engineers do dangerous construction work with the added hazard of combat operations going on all around them. The engineers also conduct a lot of the route clearance missions to find and destroy enemy IEDs and mines.

Is West Point better than Harvard?

Prestige: Harvard tends to outrank West Point in domestic American opinion.

What are the six senior military colleges?

The six senior military colleges are:

  • Norwich University, in Northfield, Vermont.
  • Texas A&M University, in College Station, Texas.
  • The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • Virginia Military Institute, in Lexington, Virginia.
  • Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia.
  • University of North Georgia, in Dahlonega, Georgia.