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Dormant or not, this thread is the 5th ranked page when you search Google for "Construction Technician". Your offer to help prospective applicants to your trade is greatly appreciated.
MCG said:Make sure you know where on this spectrum you want to be. As a CE guy, you will not be doing any of the infantry stuff. If this is important to you, you might be happier as a Cbt Engr.
I've watched the 1 CER Construction Troop build a house for Habitat for Humanity, Construct the CFB Edm conflict resolution centre, deploy almost as a whole on Op ARCHER R00 to develop the facilities of Camp Nathan Smith, Expand rec facilities in CFB Shilo for the move of 2 PPCLI, deploy to Jamaica to conduct several improvements to the Jamaican staff school . . . Basicly, life in a CT should involve a lot of projects which achieve needs of the army & maintain/develop the skills of the troop (It happens that we may not always be able to do both at the same time).
ConsideringCareers… said:how much construction (or building stuff) do you do if you are not a construction tech and you are just a Combat Engineer.
cdnjarhead said:Do they hire many Construction techs?
Anyone have experience with this trade?
How prepared are you for a civilian job if/when the time comes?
My thinking is as follows. I'm currently in an application process for air weapons systems and aerospace control. I have a good aptitude score apparently so these are the trades I chose based on personal interests and they were recommended as things I would be competitive for
If and when I go to aircrew intake I suppose I will also be considered for pilot.
cdnjarhead said:Conversely, if an air weapons systems technician has to re-enter civilian life, what does he do?
cdnjarhead said:Conversely, if an air weapons systems technician has to re-enter civilian life, what does he do?
Air Weapons Systems Technician
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Explosives and ammunition magazine Supervisor
https://forces.ca/en/career/air-weapons-systems-technician/
Construction Technician
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Thanks, that was a good read. I think I gleaned the differences between Combat Engineer and Construction Tech. In layman's terms it sounds like CT is the military's "handyman" (much more skilled than that but, in crude terms of being on base fixing things vs. overseas in the trenches) while the Combat Eng. is the guy more often out in the field with the troops building whatever's necessary ranging from landing pads to bridges to physical barriers impeding enemy progress. I got lost with all the acronyms but it sounds like CT does about 8 months of specific training after BMQ, often in Gagetown NB. Then its 2 years ojt, then 2 months more for certification.mariomike said:You may find this discussion of interest,
Construction Technician (merged)
https://navy.ca/forums/threads/25491.0
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DetectiveMcNulty said:OP -
If you really want to think outside the box - how can you get a legitimate civilian career without joining the military? Millions of people find lucrative and rewarding careers without joining the military. Assuming that a military career will lead to anything on the outside is also a bit of a gamble.
cdnjarhead said:Thanks, that was a good read.
Hoping to reignite this thread as I'm going through recruitment currently (Reserves, part-time).I am a current Construction Technician, if anyone has any questions feel free to send me a personal message. I'm sure I can clear up a lot of the misconceptions about the construction trades in the forces.
I know this is a dormant thread, I'm posting here for people in the future that may find this with the search function.