Combat Engineer
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION OF STUDY
Combat engineers primarily supervise, serve or assist as a member of a team when they are tackling rough terrain in combat situations. They provide their expertise in areas such as mobility, counter mobility, survivability and general engineering. A combat engineer also called field engineer, pioneer or sapper in many armies are a soldier specialist who performs a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions. Combat engineers are a key role in all armed forces of the world, and invariably found either closely integrated into the force structure, or even into the combat units of the national troops.
Usually, a combat engineer is also trained as an infantryman, and combat engineering units often have a secondary role fighting as infantry. There are no advanced academic qualifications required to be a combat engineer. The term "engineer" is not to be confused with the term applied to Professional Engineer or Chartered Engineer.
Pioneers were originally part of the artillery branch of European armies. Subsequently, they formed part of the engineering branch, in the logistic branch, part of the infantry; or comprised a branch in their own right.
Historically, the primary role of pioneer units was to assist other arms in tasks such as the construction of field fortifications, military camps, bridges and roads. Prior to and during the First World War, pioneers were often engaged in the construction and repair of military railways.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Due to the lack of resources and multi dimensional responsibility, it is not so far clear what are its main responsibility. Behind assisting the infantry in battle, there are various task assign to the engineer battalion that’s why it’s very difficult to pin point its role. So combat engineer is a complex job full of challenge so it’s very difficult to understand and perform its various tasks as assigned. Therefore there is the need of
INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION OF STUDY
Combat engineers primarily supervise, serve or assist as a member of a team when they are tackling rough terrain in combat situations. They provide their expertise in areas such as mobility, counter mobility, survivability and general engineering. A combat engineer also called field engineer, pioneer or sapper in many armies are a soldier specialist who performs a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions. Combat engineers are a key role in all armed forces of the world, and invariably found either closely integrated into the force structure, or even into the combat units of the national troops.
Usually, a combat engineer is also trained as an infantryman, and combat engineering units often have a secondary role fighting as infantry. There are no advanced academic qualifications required to be a combat engineer. The term "engineer" is not to be confused with the term applied to Professional Engineer or Chartered Engineer.
Pioneers were originally part of the artillery branch of European armies. Subsequently, they formed part of the engineering branch, in the logistic branch, part of the infantry; or comprised a branch in their own right.
Historically, the primary role of pioneer units was to assist other arms in tasks such as the construction of field fortifications, military camps, bridges and roads. Prior to and during the First World War, pioneers were often engaged in the construction and repair of military railways.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Due to the lack of resources and multi dimensional responsibility, it is not so far clear what are its main responsibility. Behind assisting the infantry in battle, there are various task assign to the engineer battalion that’s why it’s very difficult to pin point its role. So combat engineer is a complex job full of challenge so it’s very difficult to understand and perform its various tasks as assigned. Therefore there is the need of