Who blows up more stuff, a Sapper or a regular 12B?

SPC Richard Skeen — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:20:28 -0500

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 19 at 2019 3:23 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:23:12 -0500

Those that are SAPPER tabbed, they are the 12B version of Rangers......in a sense. They definitely have more training for the finer calculations of explosives.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 19 at 2019 4:22 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:22:41 -0500

It all really depends on what your units mission is really. I am in a sapper company and we sling demo all the time. But if you are in a 12B heavy company you could be doing route clearance and in vehicles all the time. Sapper tab soldiers have completed a leadership course that helps them lead sapper units better and to teach lower enlisted how to perform their duties better.

At least this is my perspective on this anyway, I could be missing the point of the original post.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 19 at 2019 7:21 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:21:40 -0500

When you grow up like me, you'll soon find out that none of these matter. You'll wish you had chosen a different MOS.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 20 at 2019 9:27 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 09:27:53 -0500

Standard answer, It depends. You could be a Sapper and not do nearly as many Demo missions as the line Engineer BN just because that's how the missions were tasked. Also, the opposite could happen. When I was a 12B, I wanted to be a Sapper but it wasn't what the Army wanted.

Response by CSM Richard StCyr made Dec 23 at 2019 11:28 AM

CSM Richard StCyr — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:28:18 -0500

Sappers are highly trained engineers. They are disbursed throughout the engineer units and are subject matter experts. Their exposure to blowing stuff up depends on the unit they are assigned to and the missions they get. So the answer is.... It depends.
Sappers do not have stand alone units like the Rangers.