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Some of your duties as a Special Forces Engineer may include:
- Perform and teach tasks in demolitions, explosives, field fortification, bridging, rigging, reconnaissance and civil
action projects - Instruct and perform land and water navigation duties
- Interpret maps, overlays, photos and charts
- Plan, teach and perform sabotage operations
- Carry out demolition raids against enemy military targets, such as bridges, railroads, and fuel depots
- Employ warfare tactics and techniques in infantry operations
- Conduct offensive raids or invasions of enemy territories
- Evaluate terrain
- Read, interpret and prepare combat orders
Requirements
Special Operations Forces have very demanding physical requirements. Good eyesight, night vision, and physical
conditioning are required to reach mission objectives via parachute, land or water. Also required is excellent hand-eye
coordination to detonate or deactivate explosives. In most instances, Special Operations Forces Team Members are
required to be qualified divers, parachutists and endurance runners.
Training
Due to the wide variety of missions, Special Operations Engineers are trained swimmers, paratroopers and survival
experts, as well as trained in many forms of combat. Training for the Special Operations Engineer consists of 44 weeks
of formal classroom training and practice exercises. Some of the skills you learn are:
- Physical conditioning, parachuting, swimming and scuba diving
- Using land warfare weapons and communications devices
- Handling and using explosives
- Bomb and mine disposal
Related Civilian Jobs
As a Special Operations Engineer, you’re trained to defend against dangerous forces. The skills you acquire during
your training as a Special Operations Engineer will prepare you for a future civilian career in law enforcement. People
depend on police officers and detectives to protect and defend their lives and property. A Special Operations
Engineer is perfectly suited for positions such as these. Also, the extensive leadership training you’ll receive will
enable you to move directly into practically any civilian management position in the corporate world.
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