Building & Machinery

Divers perform such tasks as reconnaissance, demolition, ship repair, searching for missing persons, salvage in underwater conditions and construction. They usually specialize in either scuba diving or deep-sea diving.

Plumbers and pipefitters assemble, install, maintain and repair many different types of pipe systems.

Civil engineers oversee the repair, maintenance and operation of heavy equipment. They execute construction, operation and repair of structures and facilities. Responsibilities of a civil engineer also include clearing and emplacing obstacles such as minefields. There are a variety of civil engineering disciplines, all of which play a rewarding role in military operations.

Electrical instrument and equipment repairers install, maintain and repair instruments and equipment, including communications equipment, radar and sonar systems, tactical data systems and computers. They use a variety of approaches to troubleshoot and replace faulty components, subassemblies and assemblies to restore instruments and equipment to optimum operating condition.