Austin Armstrong

Military Service:

• Rank: Corporal

  Branch/Position: Marine Corps

  Period: June 2018 - November 2021

  Occupation: Combat Engineer Officer

  Security Clearance: Confidential Clearance

  Duties Description:

  Combat Engineers are a Jack of all trades, but above all, demolition experts. When deployed, we are often attached to Infantry units as support. We will conduct MOUT(Military Operation in Urban Terrain); clearing buildings of hostiles, breach said buildings using a plethora of different techniques. Patrol roads and paths while always scanning for IEDs(Improvised Explosive Device), build many different kinds of defenses ranging from barbed wire fences, digging massive ditches with heavy equipment or even using explosives. It is also expected of us to frame basic structures, all the way to ensuring a machine gun post can be hit by mortars and keep firing.