Posted on Mar 5, 2018

Which Branch Should I Join as a Civil Engineering graduate (Army, Navy or AF)?

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I am currently in Graduate school (structural engineering) while serving as an Army reservist (PFC). I was thinking of becoming an officer in US Army Corps of Engineers. However, after researching about USACE, the jobs that engineer officer in USACE does is not real engineering but more like management (managing his/her soldiers and maybe construction management). I really like my engineering major but at the same time, I would like to serve this country as an engineering officer. My strong interest is structural/design analysis of either buildings/bridges/dams/ships. But it is quite hard for me to find right officer position in any military branch. Please help. Thank you!

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SGM Bill Frazer

Posted 6 y ago

Look, combat engineer officers at the LT level are working with their troops, CPT's start into more serious management. You could put your time in and the go to the Corps of Engineers- the folks that monitor, fix our bridges, waterways, dams, etc.

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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Capt Daniel Goodman

Posted 6 y ago

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