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and train assistants in repair procedures and techniques.
They must maintain individual combat readiness and
perform tasks required in combat and disaster
preparedness or recovery operations.
Engineering Aid. —The insignia for the
Engineering Aid (EA) rating is the symbol of a level rod
with a measuring scale.
EAs plan, supervise, and perform tasks required in
construction surveying, construction drafting, planning
and estimating, and quality control. They prepare
progress reports, time records, construction schedules,
and material and labor estimates. AEs also establish
and operate a basic quality control system for testing
soils, concrete, and construction materials. AEs must
maintain individual combat readiness and perform tasks
required in combat and disaster preparedness or
recovery operations.
Steelworker.— The insignia for the Steelworker
(SW) rating is the symbol of a beam suspended from a
hook.
SWs perform tasks directly related to the
fabrication and erection of preengineered structures,
including steel reinforcement. They control jobsite
deployment of materials and equipment. They also
direct and coordinate the composition, training, and
efforts of crews who fabricate, assemble, erect,
position, and join structural members and fabricated
sections. SWs must maintain individual combat
readiness and perform tasks required in combat and
disaster preparedness or recovery operations.
Utilitiesman.— The insignia for
(UT) rating is the symbol of a valve.
Equipment Operator.— The insignia for the
Equipment Operator (EO) rating is the symbol of a
bulldozer.
EOs perform tasks involving deployment and
operation of automotive, materials-handling,
weight-lifting, and construction equipment. They
direct and coordinate efforts of individuals and crews
in execution of construction, earth-moving,
road-building, asphalt-batching, and paving. They also
maintain records and reports on mobile and stationary
equipment and organize and supervise automotive and
construction equipment pools. EOs must maintain
individual combat readiness and perform tasks required
in combat and disaster preparedness or recovery
operations.
UTs plan, supervise, and perform
the Utilitiesman
tasks involved in
installation, maintenance, and repair of plumbing,
heating, steam, compressed air, fuel storage and
distribution systems, water treatment and distribution
systems, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment,
and sewage collecting and disposal facilities. They
schedule and evaluate installation and operational tasks
and prepare records and reports. They must also
maintain individual combat readiness and perform tasks
required in combat and disaster preparedness or
recovery operations.
OCCUPATIONAL FIELD 14 (HEALTH
CARE).— This occupational field includes the Dental
Technician (dT) and Hospital Corpsman (HM) ratings.
Dental Technician.—The insignia for the Dental
Technician (DT) rating is the letter D imposed on a
caduceus (the winged staff of Hermes, the Greek
mythological god of science).
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