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Army MOS 12V Concrete and Asphalt Operator
The Army is always completing hundreds of construction projects and Concrete and Asphalt
Equipment Operators are integral to this process. Airfields, roads, dams and buildings can't be
created without moving tons of earth and building materials. Concrete and Asphalt Equipment
Operators use bulldozers, cranes, graders and other heavy equipment to complete these kinds of
projects.
Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operators are responsible for supervising or operating all
equipment used in concrete and asphalt production and paving. Some of your duties as a Concrete
and Asphalt Equipment Operator may include:
Training
Job training for a Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operator requires nine weeks of Basic Training,
where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and six weeks of Advanced Individual Training and on-the-job
instruction, including practice operating construction equipment. Part of this time is spent in the
classroom and part in the field. Some of the skills you'll learn are:
Advanced Responsibilities
Advanced level Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operators provides guidance, supervises and trains
other Soldiers within the same discipline. As an advanced level Concrete and Asphalt Equipment
Operator, you may also be involved in:
Related Civilian Jobs
The skills you learn as a Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operator will help prepare you for a civilian
career with building contractors, state highway agencies, rock quarries, well drillers or construction
firms.
There are a number of formal 3-year operating engineer apprenticeship programs, which you may
qualify for as well. These programs, which are administered by the International Union of Operating
Engineers and the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., consist of at least three years or
6,000 hours of on-the-job training and 144 hours per year of classroom instruction.
Related Army Positions
Horizontal Construction Engineer (12N)
Learn more or join the Army go to www.goarmy.com
The Army is always completing hundreds of construction projects and Concrete and Asphalt
Equipment Operators are integral to this process. Airfields, roads, dams and buildings can't be
created without moving tons of earth and building materials. Concrete and Asphalt Equipment
Operators use bulldozers, cranes, graders and other heavy equipment to complete these kinds of
projects.
Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operators are responsible for supervising or operating all
equipment used in concrete and asphalt production and paving. Some of your duties as a Concrete
and Asphalt Equipment Operator may include:
- Produce concrete with a concrete mobile mixer
- Assist in the building and operation of asphalt producing plant
- Operate asphalt distributors, aggregate spreaders and asphalt kettles
- Assist in the operation of asphalt paving and surfacing equipment
- Assist in the performance of combat engineer missions
Training
Job training for a Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operator requires nine weeks of Basic Training,
where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and six weeks of Advanced Individual Training and on-the-job
instruction, including practice operating construction equipment. Part of this time is spent in the
classroom and part in the field. Some of the skills you'll learn are:
- Operation of different types of concrete and asphalt equipment
- Maintenance and repair of equipment
Advanced Responsibilities
Advanced level Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operators provides guidance, supervises and trains
other Soldiers within the same discipline. As an advanced level Concrete and Asphalt Equipment
Operator, you may also be involved in:
- Build and operate asphalt plants for the production of hot mix asphalt
- Set up and operate asphalt lay down equipment to meet desired asphalt specifications
- Set up and operate concrete mobile mixing equipment for the production of rabid set concrete
Related Civilian Jobs
The skills you learn as a Concrete and Asphalt Equipment Operator will help prepare you for a civilian
career with building contractors, state highway agencies, rock quarries, well drillers or construction
firms.
There are a number of formal 3-year operating engineer apprenticeship programs, which you may
qualify for as well. These programs, which are administered by the International Union of Operating
Engineers and the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., consist of at least three years or
6,000 hours of on-the-job training and 144 hours per year of classroom instruction.
Related Army Positions
Horizontal Construction Engineer (12N)
Learn more or join the Army go to www.goarmy.com
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