What is a good MOS for (electronic) engineering technology?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 14:12:43 -0400

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jun 9 at 2020 5:33 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:33:34 -0400

All right, I'll bite. What are you looking to do? Which Component Reserve, ARNG, or AD?

There is no MOS you'll do engineering design for electronics. Full stop.

As far as doing engineering tech work, that is not an exact match either. I would recommend looking at the following:

12P Prime Power (if you are looking at BIG electrical and power distribution / generation
94E Radio and COMSEC repair.
94H TMDE Calibration and Repair.
Several other 94 series MOSs
25B/N will do some limited work on computers, don't think they get beyond circuit boards
91G Fire Control Repairers work on Line Replaceable Units troubleshooting and replacing electronic components and boards.
12T Technical Engineers do surveying, geospatial, topo, and CAD work
12R Interior Electrician

Response by SGT Herbert Bollum made Jun 10 at 2020 3:31 PM

SGT Herbert Bollum — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:31:17 -0400

I was 26B -weapon support radar repair - now it is 94M radar repair I stated on active duty for
6 years 10 months and 17 days. Then I got out and did get my A.A.S. Electronic Technology but found that in the 90's no one wanted to pay much above minimum wage for experience and A.A.S.
If you want to get paid for it you will probably do well to go on to get a B.S. Electronic Technology or something similar (depending on college of choice). I went through DS / GS course because I was getting a 99% average on all my AIT course work. We stopped doing anything beyond board replacement even though we were trained to do down to chips. Military doesn't want to spend the time and effort to go there. Quicker and easier to pull a board and replace it.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2020 5:48 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 17:48:38 -0400

I don't know army MOS' but look into calibration or micro/miniature repair soldering. The military has moved a lot towards automated test equipment over the last 20 years and that has resulted in loss of electronic troubleshooting skills.