eli5: what does the US military or soldiers do when not at war?

Question

I always wonder what it means for enlisted soldiers

In: Other

Answer 1

I was a Horizontal Construction Engineer. No fancy math, just digging holes and making roads.

When not talking (pleading) with the mechanics, I was digging. If not digging, mopping. If not mopping, shooting guns. If not shooting guns, staring at the ceiling, my phone or technical manuals because I got caught staring at something not a manual. I mostly did the latter.