I was a mine warfare specialist in a frontline engineer unit (Class of '15)

To be honest, the only real mine-laying training I did was a bit of a superficial drill during late-stage training...
Once I arrived at my unit, we practiced installing explosives on anti-tank obstacles
(though even then, the demolition specialists did most of the work). We never once practiced burying actual live mines at my unit.
During battalion exercises, my squad's mission was to set up water supply points, so we just kept practicing setting up camouflage nets over water trucks and installing water supply stations.
Our daily routine was a constant cycle of organizing unit warehouses, repairing shooting ranges and operational areas, cleaning the unit's sewage treatment plant, general unit cleaning, and endless physical training.
The only occasional "events" were when a frontline infantry unit would call us for "barren land operations," where we'd carry mine detectors and wear protective gear to search for mines.
Even though I was a mine warfare specialist, I never actually touched or operated a real mine once I got to my unit.
Sigh...