Posted on Jun 9, 2020
What is a good MOS for (electronic) engineering technology?
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All right, I'll bite. What are you looking to do? Which Component Reserve, ARNG, or AD?
There is no MOS you'll do engineering design for electronics. Full stop.
As far as doing engineering tech work, that is not an exact match either. I would recommend looking at the following:
12P Prime Power (if you are looking at BIG electrical and power distribution / generation
94E Radio and COMSEC repair.
94H TMDE Calibration and Repair.
Several other 94 series MOSs
25B/N will do some limited work on computers, don't think they get beyond circuit boards
91G Fire Control Repairers work on Line Replaceable Units troubleshooting and replacing electronic components and boards.
12T Technical Engineers do surveying, geospatial, topo, and CAD work
12R Interior Electrician
There is no MOS you'll do engineering design for electronics. Full stop.
As far as doing engineering tech work, that is not an exact match either. I would recommend looking at the following:
12P Prime Power (if you are looking at BIG electrical and power distribution / generation
94E Radio and COMSEC repair.
94H TMDE Calibration and Repair.
Several other 94 series MOSs
25B/N will do some limited work on computers, don't think they get beyond circuit boards
91G Fire Control Repairers work on Line Replaceable Units troubleshooting and replacing electronic components and boards.
12T Technical Engineers do surveying, geospatial, topo, and CAD work
12R Interior Electrician
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I don't know army MOS' but look into calibration or micro/miniature repair soldering. The military has moved a lot towards automated test equipment over the last 20 years and that has resulted in loss of electronic troubleshooting skills.
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I was 26B -weapon support radar repair - now it is 94M radar repair I stated on active duty for
6 years 10 months and 17 days. Then I got out and did get my A.A.S. Electronic Technology but found that in the 90's no one wanted to pay much above minimum wage for experience and A.A.S.
If you want to get paid for it you will probably do well to go on to get a B.S. Electronic Technology or something similar (depending on college of choice). I went through DS / GS course because I was getting a 99% average on all my AIT course work. We stopped doing anything beyond board replacement even though we were trained to do down to chips. Military doesn't want to spend the time and effort to go there. Quicker and easier to pull a board and replace it.
6 years 10 months and 17 days. Then I got out and did get my A.A.S. Electronic Technology but found that in the 90's no one wanted to pay much above minimum wage for experience and A.A.S.
If you want to get paid for it you will probably do well to go on to get a B.S. Electronic Technology or something similar (depending on college of choice). I went through DS / GS course because I was getting a 99% average on all my AIT course work. We stopped doing anything beyond board replacement even though we were trained to do down to chips. Military doesn't want to spend the time and effort to go there. Quicker and easier to pull a board and replace it.
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LTC Jason Mackay
The push In Repair doctrine was to replace forward and repair Rear. The he Army took what the Israeli's started in 1973 and continuously took things away from soldiers.
The Army went from four Maintenance levels (crew,/organizational, DS, GS, Depot) and went to two (field and Sustainment). What was DS, is now doing organizational and DS maintenance. GS is pretty much gone and absorbed into Depot. The point of entry to Sustainment Maintenance is the Logistics Readiness Center, which used to be DOL Maintenance. LRC is owned by AMC. Ironically, Garrison is also AMC now.
What was happening when I retired in 2016 was that the wheels came off the replace forward cart due to heavy systems lack of demand and funding redistribution, basically nothing was in system when we discovered our tanks and brads again. companies that supplied the assemblies and conmponents in many cases were gone or moved on as a result of the defense industry "last supper". Soldiers had entered into an Army that had new systems, extended warranties and rich levels of contracted support during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ability to troubleshoot, quick fix, and other self reliant skills perished. Now that's dried up and people are rediscovering things like DSETS and other in house capability. AMC frowns on repairing cards due to reliability concerns, but cards are often the long pole.
The advent of additive machining has renewed interest in extensive capability pushed down to Brigade levels. The Army is investing in additive and CNC subtractive machining mobile sets and capabilities. So not only repairing forward but actually creating forward, which I don't know where you get 6061-T6 aluminum, titanium, and special grades of steel in combat, but I'll hit the I believe button.
The Army went from four Maintenance levels (crew,/organizational, DS, GS, Depot) and went to two (field and Sustainment). What was DS, is now doing organizational and DS maintenance. GS is pretty much gone and absorbed into Depot. The point of entry to Sustainment Maintenance is the Logistics Readiness Center, which used to be DOL Maintenance. LRC is owned by AMC. Ironically, Garrison is also AMC now.
What was happening when I retired in 2016 was that the wheels came off the replace forward cart due to heavy systems lack of demand and funding redistribution, basically nothing was in system when we discovered our tanks and brads again. companies that supplied the assemblies and conmponents in many cases were gone or moved on as a result of the defense industry "last supper". Soldiers had entered into an Army that had new systems, extended warranties and rich levels of contracted support during the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ability to troubleshoot, quick fix, and other self reliant skills perished. Now that's dried up and people are rediscovering things like DSETS and other in house capability. AMC frowns on repairing cards due to reliability concerns, but cards are often the long pole.
The advent of additive machining has renewed interest in extensive capability pushed down to Brigade levels. The Army is investing in additive and CNC subtractive machining mobile sets and capabilities. So not only repairing forward but actually creating forward, which I don't know where you get 6061-T6 aluminum, titanium, and special grades of steel in combat, but I'll hit the I believe button.
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