What does a combat engineer do in the Marines?

USMC Combat Engineers have a number of responsibilities and duties. For starters, they are the people that are tasked with building and maintaining bridges, roads, power stations, and barracks. <a href="https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/usmc-combat-engineer-mos-1371/">Click Here</a> to learn more about what they do.

How long is MOS 1371 school?

USMC Combat Engineer school a median time of 3 months in duration, and is conducted exclusively at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The reason why we list it in median time is that there are several different courses available. Depending on which training qualification you're going after, the courses can be as short as 2 months, to as long as 8 months.

Do USMC combat engineers see combat?

It is very possible for those in <a href="https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/usmc-combat-engineer-mos-1371/">MOS 1371</a> to see combat, depending on the circumstances. If you're deployed to a war zone, there's a very good chance that you will be involved in combat operations.

Where are Marine combat engineers stationed?

USMC combat engineers are stationed all over the world. Your duty station will be dependent on a wide variety of factors, the most important one being where combat engineers are currently needed the most. See a list of Marine Corps bases in the US <a href="https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/marine-corps-bases-in-the-us/">here</a>.

Levi D., Author at Operation Military Kids

Levi served in the Marine Corps as a heavy equipment operator from 2007-2011. He deployed to Iraq in 2008 where he convoyed heavily around the Anbar province with a myriad of units. Following the Iraq deployment, Levi was assigned to various detachments who travelled and worked around Southeast Asia. He is now a freelance writer and outdoor enthusiast who spends much of his year traveling between campsites around the country.