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Military engineers new career choices

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Millions of people are in the United States army that are not fighting, but doing necessary technical jobs. To spread awareness of possible engineering careers available in the military, officers visited Niles North High School at the bus entrance on Wednesday, Nov. 18, to display some of the robotics involved in military careers.

There are over one million troops in the military, but there are also a sizable amount of people working in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) positions. Students in the STEM programs at Niles North visited the display during classes.

“They’re showing us several jobs that pertain to STEM. They offer more than just your typical infantry jobs; they have science jobs, technology jobs, and right now they’re showing us robots that military engineers created,” Robb Barton, engineering teacher, said.

The main goal of the visit was to inform students that the military is home to a plethora of jobs, not only your standard foot soldier. The robots brought were used to disarm improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and were developed by engineers in the army.

“This is really to show the students the different equipment the army uses, and the staff who make that equipment,” Sergeant Hunter of the United States army said.

For those interested in engineering as a career in the future, the military is a very viable option to consider. For more information, contact Assistant Principal Keith Robinson, who organized the event.

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