anyone here eod?

[didustealmymonky]

was in dep with the navy for eod past the pst didnt need any waivers then the chief at the recruiting station said i couldn't go eod because i had been out of the country to much
which was bs and they just wanted to fill another job
now im talking to an air force recruiter about eod and no one seems to know anything about it and was wondering if anyone could shed any light on it

[FMJBT]

Probably has to do more with the security clearance required for EOD, rather than a requirement for EOD itself. Pretty sure EOD requires a Secret clearance at minimum, which entails a rather lengthy and expensive background check. Investigators are actually assigned to go out and dig into your past for anything that might pose a security risk. Having lots of travel outside of the U.S., as well as foreign contacts complicates the investigation quite a bit.

[USN CHIEF]

FJMBT explained a good reason, however, I think that you did not qualify for EOD and the Chief did not want to be blunt and tell you that so he sugar coated it and gave you some BS reason.

[didustealmymonky]

FJMBT explained a good reason, however, I think that you did not qualify for EOD and the Chief did not want to be blunt and tell you that so he sugar coated it and gave you some BS reason.

i have 0 history with the law ive gotten one parking ticket
i pasted the pst with flying colors i have a perfect med history i have nothing hidden in my background
my recruiter even said to go to another district and they would take me for eod
my recruiter said they had filled all there requirements for eod and needed to fill aviation mechanic which is what he wanted me to take
edit
and i wana say a few months ago my recruiter said i was fine for secret clearance

[USN CHIEF]

i have 0 history with the law ive gotten one parking ticket
i pasted the pst with flying colors i have a perfect med history i have nothing hidden in my background
my recruiter even said to go to another district and they would take me for eod
my recruiter said they had filled all there requirements for eod and needed to fill aviation mechanic which is what he wanted me to take
edit
and i wana say a few months ago my recruiter said i was fine for secret clearance

Wow, that is weird then. Don't know much about recruiting since I have never done it but it sounds like you need to talk to another recruiter. That would be my best advice. Good luck.

[Wolfpack331]

How was your ASVAB Scores?
AF EOD is one of the hardest academic schools, really high wash rate.
I work with them all the time on route clearing. Good guys. The job would only be fun if you like blowing sht up

[MrLogan]

Why don't you try EOD with the Army?

[CavTrooper]

You want EOD?

If youve got the scores you can have it.

Did you sign a contract with the Navy? Was it an open contract or did you have your job guarnteed?

[Soldier415]

EOD requires a Top Secret Clearance. I am most likely going to go >EOD when I get back from this deployment. There is a Guard EOD unit in Fresno.

[jrcarr2]

What are some of the countries you've been to?

I was a CTI in the Navy and knew a lot of people that lived overseas who were still able to get their TS/SCI clearances. One guy lived in Japan and spent some time in China, not to mention has Chinese friends. His clearance was delayed but he later became a linguist.

Was it the Chief at the recruiting station that told you that? Try another recruiting station if possible.

It's been a couple years since I was in the Navy, but EOD requires you to join as another rate. Mineman (MN) , Boatswain's Mate are popular choices.

[didustealmymonky]

How was your ASVAB Scores?
AF EOD is one of the hardest academic schools, really high wash rate.
I work with them all the time on route clearing. Good guys. The job would only be fun if you like blowing sht up

talked to a af recruiter and have a dq with there eod program

[didustealmymonky]

You want EOD?

If youve got the scores you can have it.

Did you sign a contract with the Navy? Was it an open contract or did you have your job guarnteed?

i signed up as air rescue then got my eod contract after passing the pst

[didustealmymonky]

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[didustealmymonky]

Why don't you try EOD with the Army?

i had talked to an army recruiter about eod,
call me ignorant but i dont know much about army my family is all squids and af and just always heard that the army gets the ****tyest living conditions food jobs etc
could you shed a little more light for me?

[MrLogan]

i had talked to an army recruiter about eod,
call me ignorant but i dont know much about army my family is all squids and af and just always heard that the army gets the ****tyest living conditions food jobs etc
could you shed a little more light for me?

That's not true, and it all depends on where you get stationed. Even in the Navy or AF, you could end up with a crappy duty station and assignment. The Army has a great EOD team, with great new technology, and the training is high speed.

MOS 89D, check it out: http://www.goarmy.com/JobDetail.do?id=147