Corps of Engineers
Branch Type: Combat Arms
Birthday: Continental Congress authority
for a "Chief Engineer for the Army" dates from 16
June 1775. A Corps of Engineers for the United States was
authorized by the Congress on 11 Mar 1779. The Corps of Engineers,
as it is known today, came into being on 16 March 1802, when
the President was authorized to "organize and establish
a Corps of Engineers... that the said Corps...shall be stationed
at West Point in the State of New York and shall constitute
a Military Academy." A Corps of Topographical Engineers,
authorized on 4 July 1838, was merged with the Corps of Engineers
on 3 March 1963.
Mission Statement: Engineers support the
battlefield commander by executing their four-fold tactical
mission of mobility, counter mobility, survivability and general
engineering, as well as providing topographical support to
the Army.
Career Management Field: Engineering(21)
AIT Location: AFAIK usually Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri
Additional Resources: Corps of Engineers Links, Engineer Units
Alphanumeric changes
All 5 career management fields merged into a single CMF with
the numeric designator of 21 in fiscal year 2004. 82C(Field
Artillery Surveyor) also moved to the Field Artillery CMF.
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