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Military Explosive EOD Careers Can Be An Explosive Experience

August 8, 2008 By admin

One of the most dangerous jobs in the modern United States military is the Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialty. The job of handling and destroying explosives that is seized or turned over to the United States Military is a dangerous, but very important and vital job. The EOD Explosives Disposal career involves the storage and handling of various ammunition, munitions and explosives. The US Army and Marine Corps both have EOD specialists, and there are equivalent job specialities in some of the other Armed Services as well. The US Military EOD expert deals with chemical weapons, nuclear and biological weaponry, IED devices, and other types of conventional munitions.

What Does It Take To Be A Military Explosive Expert?

Working in this job field takes steady nerves and a calm demeanor. It is not a job for the faint of heart or the excitable type person. The EOD Disposal Specialists include identifying, locating and disposing of domestic and foreign made explosive devices. They work in a wide variety of environments, and at times they are required to come to the scene and disarm a bomb or explosive device to keep military and civilian personnel safe. Some of the different duty responsibilities that a military EOD disposal specialist deals with includes: identification of various weapons and ordnance prior to disposal and neutralization, rendering harmless and defusing unexploded bombs and explosives, disposing of different types of chemical and biological explosive devices safely, detecting and identifying various chemical agents, identifying various mass destruction type of weaponry, assisting in maintaining and operating different ordnance disposal tools, equipment and vehicles, and helping to construct and maintain field chemical decontamination stations and units.

If you seek to perform as an EOD specialist, you should be ready to deal with a variety of stressful situations and have the ability to function as a team member. This job calls for a steady hand and steady nerves. If you are able to function as part of a well-trained team, and have a lot of patience, then this is a job you likely will excel at.

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Working as a senior enlisted EOD specialist you will work to assist in the training and supervision of junior EOD members of your team, or other teams. You will learn skills and receive training to support your weaponry and ordnance training, and learn to function in highly tense situations.

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  1. luis flores says

    February 25, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    hello is there an EOD program in the air force??

  2. Tyler says

    April 29, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    Yes every branch has EOD, the school is very challenging, I know several AF EOD techs

  3. Sam says

    May 4, 2010 at 1:57 am

    I want the air force

  4. Soon Zhen Yao says

    May 8, 2010 at 6:38 am

    Will there be a chance for a non-us citizen to be a EOD member?

  5. alexis says

    June 6, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    hi i am a girl i am 12 years old now i was wondering wich one is better for the EOD army or navy

  6. auston says

    October 24, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    hay im 13 and i wont to know whats better fling a plane or making explosevs

  7. tyler says

    February 16, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    to alexis navy is better. it has better pay and training

  8. Tyler says

    May 1, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    What would you say the most dangerous job in any branch of the military is?

  9. Colton says

    June 27, 2016 at 4:37 am

    Is there a EOD program in the coast guard?

  10. Matt says

    November 17, 2016 at 5:20 pm

    SO what college is the best for an EOD and what major is needed?? Thanks in advance!

  11. Dave says

    June 8, 2017 at 11:23 pm

    EOD in the CG? Kind of. Back in March of 2003, dive teams from 4 different MSST’s (Maratime Safety and Security Teams) were sent to Navy Dive School at Panama City, FL. While there, they went through the standard scuba training, followed by an abreviated course in Surface supplied diving and EOD training. I was one of these divers. Although my DD-214 indicates a certification for EOD, the training I recieved was abreviated at best. A fully trained EOD diver will spend a year in training to recieve an EOD rating. On several occasions my team was deployed and tasked with searching for potential under water IED’s, and this was considered a colateral duty. Since then, diving has been refined in the CG. Divers are now attached to regional dive lockers and sent where needed. I don’t know if EOD training is something offered today. But if I was young again, and it was available, I’d do it.

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