What is the absolute dirtiest job in the military?

CH (MAJ) William Beaver — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:17:10 -0400

TVs Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs" fame looks for the dirtiest jobs in America. Occasionally he visits the military branches. In your opinion, what isthe DIRTIEST job - the absolutely dirtiest grimy job in the military? Why is it the dirtiest?

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 19 at 2015 5:23 PM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:23:13 -0400

I know that being a mechanic can be rough and dirty at times, especially during a deployment when your working 12 on and 12 off trying to keep convoys and security teams on the road. Burning crap is one of the worst details to be on as well.

Response by PO2 Skip Kirkwood made Jun 19 at 2015 5:28 PM

PO2 Skip Kirkwood — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:28:37 -0400

Auxiliary Machinist Mate on a submarine - responsible for maintenance of the sanitary tanks, pumps, valves, etc. Poor sods have to enter the tank and perform procedures while wearing protective clothing and air masks, and still smell for a week after a good scrubbing.

Response by SGM Matthew Quick made Jun 19 at 2015 5:30 PM

SGM Matthew Quick — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:30:01 -0400

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Jun 19 at 2015 5:58 PM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:58:10 -0400

When I was in Iraq 2003, our unit, burned the waste in our camp with diesel. It was necessarily because we had no lateines/showers during the war.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Jun 19 at 2015 7:05 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:05:15 -0400

Recovering a tank in the mud or fixing track.

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Jun 19 at 2015 7:05 PM

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 19:05:51 -0400

AF Air Trans....saw a dude literally get covered in blue aircraft toilet waste (yea...that kind) while servicing a KC10..

Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made Jun 19 at 2015 11:13 PM

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:13:20 -0400

I haven't seen every job the ARMY has ... but this has to be in the finals...

Response by LTC Bink Romanick made Jun 19 at 2015 11:24 PM

LTC Bink Romanick — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:24:40 -0400

Track work and recovery of a mired tank.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Jun 20 at 2015 12:02 AM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 00:02:24 -0400