Do I need a 4 year degree to put Network Engineer on my resume???

I spent 6 years as an Air Force 3D1x2. It was a merger of two military specialties. So I went to military instruction school to be a WAN type of guy. Multiplexers, Oscilloscopes, clock rates, long haul circuits and such.

We merged into a LAN type job detail, routers, switches, cabling etc.

Anyway, I spent 2 years doing WAN stuff and 4 years doing LAN stuff. I know CISCO IOS and command line like the back of my ass, but never got a degree or CCNA. The military never required it, so I didnt think I needed it.

After 6 years in I left the military and went to school for something way out of field. International Security and Diplomacy. 2 semesters short of my degree but dont tell mama. I am VERY close to getting my CCNA, I am learning the theory to the configuration muscle memory i became great at when I was active duty.

My resume tip toes around the fact it's been 5 years since I touched a switch or router in a production environment, but will soon contain certs for CCNA, AWS, CCNP, Net+ A+, and all the associated niche certs because I am interested and dedicated.

Anyway, to my main question, are the recruiters and managers looking at my resume that says Network Engineer and laughing? OR is that an accurate job title?

I always thought you needed a 4 year degree to be an engineer of any sort. If it shouldent be IT Engineer, should it be admin? Even thought i dont know shit about the desktop or server world?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts and opinions.