Army MOS · Engineering
12B Combat Engineer
Current service use not established
This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.
Overview
A combat engineer serves as a member of or supervises a team, squad, section, or platoon. The engineer provides mobility, counter-mobility, and survivability support to combat forces.
ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19
Program scope has not been reviewed.
Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.
Source: smartbook-611-21-ch10c-fy2025 (source date 2025-12). Policy applicability has not been established.
Core Skills
- Mobility and counter-mobility support
- Survivability support for combat forces
Notes & Sources
- The verified duty evidence does not detail construction, blasting, or vehicle-operation tasks sufficiently to support specific civilian paths.
Evidence for this guidance (1 document)
- Army COOL MOC feed: 12B Combat Engineer
[1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 12B (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted
Supports: Mobility and counter-mobility support, Survivability support for combat forces
Predecessor codes
Historical codes with documented links to 12B. Each history page explains the change.
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