SSG Chida Collett

Welcome to the National Guard family, PVT SilvaHernandez. She is our newest Combat Engineer (12B). After she completes her initial training she plans to attend OSU to study engineer using her 100% National Guard college scholarship and GI Bill.

As a Combat Engineer, you'll get your team out of any tough spot. You'll supervise and assist your team as it tackles rough terrain during combat operations. You will also construct fighting positions, prime and detonate explosives, and become an expert in general engineering.

JOB DUTIES

Build fighting positions, defensive positions, and floating or fixed bridges
Place and detonate explosives
Clear paths of obstacles
Install firing systems for demolition
Detect mines visually or with mine detectors.

What’s stopping you from reaching your full potential? Now is the time to take that leap, jump into something bigger than you could ever imagine!