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<p>Combat Engineers are employed in Combat Engineer Regiments, and Construction Squadrons in the following locations:</p>
<ul>
    <li>QLD - Brisbane, Townsville and Amberley</li>
    <li>NSW - Sydney</li>
    <li>NT - Darwin</li>
</ul>

You will be paid while you train, and on completion of your Initial Military Training and Employment Training, you’ll earn at least:

Training

Your starting salary

Trained

Your salary once trained

In the Army you'll get paid a good salary from day one regardless of your age, experience or qualifications; and your pay increases as you progress through training.<br><br>In addition to your salary you'll receive a variety of allowances, extra pay for relevant qualifications – plus 16.4% superannuation, a far higher rate than you're likely to find in the civilian world.

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<p>Combat Engineers, known as 'Sappers' are part of the Corps of&nbsp;Royal Australian Engineers (RAE). Combat Engineers conduct the complex, challenging, and rewarding tasks that allow military forces to move, live, and fight. Sappers are trained in a broad range of tasks including bridge-building, clearing explosive hazards, creating obstacles,&nbsp;demolitions, and operating small boats. Combat Engineers also conduct basic construction tasks and purify water. </p>
<p>A Sapper, trained as a Combat Engineer, is a combat soldier with a wide range of tactical and technical skills. Combat Engineers can wield a chainsaw, build a bridge, clear a minefield, build a road or airfield and use explosives to demolish a target. Sappers also maintain a secondary role as infantry and employ a range of armoured and other vehicles to achieve their tasks. </p>
<p>Combat Engineer tasks include, but are not limited to:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
    <li>Conducting demolition tasks</li>
    <li>Searching for explosive devices</li>
    <li>Assisting in construction of temporary roads, bypasses and fords</li>
    <li>Operating small boats</li>
    <li>Erecting bridges using both pre-fabricated and constructed components</li>
    <li>Assembling and operating rafts and ferries</li>
    <li>Constructing field defences and wire obstacles</li>
    <li>Laying, arming, neutralising, disarming and removing mines and booby traps</li>
    <li>Producing potable water using water purification equipment</li>
    <li>Carrying out concreting tasks</li>
    <li>Using and maintaining power tools</li>
</ul>
<p>Following qualification as a Combat Engineer, you may have the opportunity to progress to one of the RAE branch trades such as Dog Handler, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician,&nbsp;Plant Operator or Architectural Draughtsman.</p>

<div class="p" ><strong>In-Service Information</strong></div>

<div class="p" >Employment Category Number (ECN): <strong>096</strong></div>

<div class="p" >Employment Category: <strong>Combat</strong></div>

Choose a combat role that enables the Army to move and fight, employing demolitions, building bridges, protecting Army personnel, and employing other technical skills as part of highly trained teams. 

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Combat Engineer

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Benefits you won't see anywhere else

You’ll enjoy the following:

Great salary from day one, which increases with experience

Generous superannuation of 16.4% – a huge 4.9% over the Australian standard

Help to buy a home, a subsidised home loan or rent allowance

Free medical and dental for you, and subsidised healthcare for you and your family

Fully paid training

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