Training the Trainers: A Call for Change in Combat Engineer Professional Military Education
Abstract
The ability to answer the call, "Engineers Up!" has been the hallmark of the Marine engineer since his forefathers fought through the battlefields of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Whether it consists of breaching a minefield, building a base camp, or leveling a road, supported commanders can always count on their engineers to accomplish the mission. However, as engineers rotate through each major subordinate element (MSE) of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), and promotions come more in line with other services, an experience drain is forming that threatens the engineer's ability to answer the MAGTF's call. The engineer staff sergeant, the lynchpin that holds the engineer bridge together, is most adversely affected by these changes. Due to the criticality of the engineer platoon sergeant billet, the Marine Corps must expand the education of the engineer Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) and create an engineer unit leaders course.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 08, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA506119
Entities
People
- M. J. Dreier
Organizations
- Marine Corps University