CPL Private RallyPoint Member 3127182 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My husband is thinking about joining the Army as a 12N. He has a lot of questions about this mos. Anyone have any comments? For how long do 12Ns go into the field, and how often? 2017-11-28T14:50:27-05:00 CPL Private RallyPoint Member 3127182 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My husband is thinking about joining the Army as a 12N. He has a lot of questions about this mos. Anyone have any comments? For how long do 12Ns go into the field, and how often? 2017-11-28T14:50:27-05:00 2017-11-28T14:50:27-05:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 3127190 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>This will be dependent entirely upon the schedule, the mission, and a few other factors. Could be as little as 3 days, to as long as 60 days. All depends, really. Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 28 at 2017 2:53 PM 2017-11-28T14:53:28-05:00 2017-11-28T14:53:28-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 3127273 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was an engineer and I would say it depends on the unit and the mission higher command has tasked the unit with. I do not think there are any set lengths for engineer units when going to the field. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 28 at 2017 3:26 PM 2017-11-28T15:26:51-05:00 2017-11-28T15:26:51-05:00 CPL Private RallyPoint Member 3139201 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As a 12N myself. The field we spend normally 2 weeks out. But we try to make it back before then. Manuel labor is when it had to be done. Other then that it&#39;s done with the equipment. Like everyone else said it depends on the mission set. What type of unit your with. Response by CPL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2017 6:56 PM 2017-12-02T18:56:07-05:00 2017-12-02T18:56:07-05:00 SPC Joshua Werner 3139395 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Did it for 8 hears in the reserves best years of my life Response by SPC Joshua Werner made Dec 2 at 2017 8:34 PM 2017-12-02T20:34:48-05:00 2017-12-02T20:34:48-05:00 PV2 Private RallyPoint Member 3308856 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As a 12N in the 173rd we are normally out for a month and hit the field several times a year Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 30 at 2018 8:35 PM 2018-01-30T20:35:27-05:00 2018-01-30T20:35:27-05:00 SP6 Renee Hatfield 3516307 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>All the time, if you are in a good unit. Response by SP6 Renee Hatfield made Apr 5 at 2018 10:12 PM 2018-04-05T22:12:52-04:00 2018-04-05T22:12:52-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 4324188 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If he goes to 62nd engineer battalion he’ll go to NTC in Ft Irwin once a year ....not knocking the engineer world but I can’t wait to reclass out of it... the engineer world is one of those MOSs where you never really do your job unless you’re deployed from what I’ve heard 4 years in the army I went to ntc 2 times and did a lot of random post details Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2019 4:44 PM 2019-01-28T16:44:40-05:00 2019-01-28T16:44:40-05:00 2017-11-28T14:50:27-05:00