How do you become an airborne sapper?

If you are interested in becoming an airborne sapper, you will have to complete basic training, your basic combat engineer course and trade course before hand. Once these are complete, you can start your path to becoming an airborne sapper.

How long does it take to become a sapper?

28 day
The Sapper Leader Course is a demanding 28 day leadership development course for combat engineers that reinforces critical skills and teaches advanced techniques needed across the Army.

Who can be a sapper?

According to the official Sapper Leader Course Web site, the course is open to enlisted Soldiers in the rank of specialist and above, cadets, and officers in the rank of captain and below.

Do sappers jump out of planes?

The 57th Sappers Co., purposely jumps into brush and this special skill set sets them apart from other paratroopers, Vitter added. Jumping out of an airplane is not without risks, and doing so with more than 120 pounds of gear as you’re hurtling toward trees only complicates matters, Vitter explained.

Are sappers airborne?

Practical engineering tasks the troops have been refining include bridging and demolitions, mixed with airborne skills such as how units form up on the drop zone after parachuting into an operation.

Can any MOS go to Sapper?

If your talking about getting a Sapper tab you have to attend the Sapper Leader Course at FT. Leonard Wood. If I remember right it is open to any MOS but you have to be E4P and above. The big hitch is engineers, cav and infantry have priority.

Are sappers elite?

– A sapper – also known as an elite combat engineer or pioneer – is a combatant skilled in a variety of military engineering duties such as minefield placement or clearing, bridge-building, demolitions, field defenses, and road and airfield construction.

How hard is sapper school?

Considered one of the most difficult leaders schools in the Army, graduates of Sapper School are considered masters in the basics of combat patrols, combat demolitions, and mountaineering. The average pass rate at the Sapper Leaders Course is around 40\%.

How do you become a sapper in the Army?

All these role activities and technologies are divided into several areas of combat engineering. To wear the Sapper Tab, a Soldier must be a Graduate of the Sapper Leader Course which is operated by the U.S. Army Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

How do I get airborne training in the Army?

If you are in Advanced Individual Training (AIT), contact your Drill Sergeant, Cadre, or a member of the Airborne recruiting team for more information to see if you qualify and how to submit an Airborne Packet. If you are a Regular Army Soldier already serving, see your Retention NCO about requesting Airborne training.

How do I become a paratrooper in the Army?

In order to become a paratrooper in today’s Army, you will fall into one of the four categories below. If you have not enlisted in the Army yet, contact your local Army Recruiter for more information to see if you meet the criteria and how you could possibly qualify for an Airborne Incentive Bonus of $1000.

How do I get the Sapper Tab for training?

Each training event is graded and scored. To graduate, a sapper must earn 700 out of 1000 points in order to wear the sapper tab. Training at this school is not MOS dependent.