What advice do you have for someone reclassifying from 68C to 12N?

2017-03-29T11:03:27-04:00

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 29 at 2017 11:05 AM

2017-03-29T11:05:47-04:00

Get used to the idea of Route Clearances. I have a 12N buddy and he stated his entire tour in Afghanistan was nothing but Route Clearance.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Mar 29 at 2017 11:07 AM

2017-03-29T11:07:16-04:00

After you get through AIT, if I was you, I get into some correspondence courses. These will help you catch up with the other guys who've been there for a while. Don't be afraid to learn the mechanical part as well. There are a lot of good construction jobs in the Civilian world so dive in real deep.

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 29 at 2017 5:48 PM

2017-03-29T17:48:21-04:00

They are doing a lot of Joint Engineering projects all over the world with Seabees and Air force Engineers, and you probably do route clearance. Go too SAPPER school if you can.

Response by SGT Justin Lamb made Mar 29 at 2017 8:39 PM

2017-03-29T20:39:36-04:00

SPC, enjoy the rideeee! Cling to your E3's/E4's to get the 411, they won't steer you wrong. Once you get your foot hold then take control. Be the observer at first. . 2 ears and one mouth.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 30 at 2017 9:01 AM

2017-03-30T09:01:13-04:00

SGT Johnny Moore focus on training and be attentive. The equipment is huge, fun, but deadly. Many accidents are avoidable. Take the training serious and learn about every piece of equipment they let you try and volunteer to go to the new equipment training when new pieces come into your unit.

Response by 1SG Jeremy Evans made Apr 1 at 2017 7:08 PM

2017-04-01T19:08:17-04:00

SPC Moore, feel free to message me and I will answer an specific questions about 12N AIT, I was an instructor there not long ago and have spent most of my career in construction. As far as advice, you'll spend a week on each piece of equipment with evaluations on a variety of operating tasks. You wont be an expert operator, but you should have a solid foundation of maintenance, safety and operations to build on when you get to your unit.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 9 at 2017 12:25 AM

2017-04-09T00:25:50-04:00

As a crew chief(squad leader) look in FM 5-34 chapter 11 start on page 3. Remember you're becoming the multi tool of the engineers, but surviability, mobility and counter mobility is your mission.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2017 9:59 AM

2017-04-12T09:59:43-04:00

I'm proud to say I am an engineer. Depending on your unit, you'll do a lot of route clearance, basically take a dozer and farm IEDs after it blows up you fix the hole

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 18 at 2017 2:36 AM

2017-04-18T02:36:58-04:00

12N is sweet you will live it! I'm a 12N

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 22 at 2017 9:39 AM

2017-04-22T09:39:43-04:00

Stay with your own mos. 12n need to down size.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 24 at 2018 10:08 AM

2018-06-24T10:08:32-04:00

Dont do it.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 14 at 2019 12:14 AM

2019-01-14T00:14:05-05:00

Don't leave the medical world for the engineer world