anyone here eod?

[gunsmithcats]

Nailed on the head.

EOD requires TS/SCI. Also got to have a good credit history and other doodads. I'm not sure how EOD runs in the other branches, but Marines require to lat-move into it (unless thats changed).

Not that I'm calling the quality of your character into person, but your chief brought up a legitimate point. Investigating an individual for a TS/SCI requires a very time and cost intensive background check. Did you go to all those countries after the age of 18? IF so, it will be a pain in the *** to check you out, but it CAN be done, if you want the job find a recruiter thats willing to push you through.

Just try to recall everything to the fullest extent when you fill out the EPSQ, and make sure you let your buddies know that a man (or in some cases, a hot freaking chick) with a suit and sunglasses might come talking to them. On that note, when you list contacts/friends for the investigators to contact, don't list a drinking buddy, a pothead, or someone retarded. They might crack a few stupid jokes and ruin your background check


Yay for corry station.

[EODGrunt]

I am Marine EOD....

EOD is a good program. If you were drawn to it, you have your reasons. While all services attend the same basic school, that is where most of the similarities end.

If you found yourself wanting to go Navy EOD....do it.
Navy EOD is Special Operations for the Navy. Their EOD programs are decent; their greatest strengths do not lie in their EOD skills but their well rounded training and diverse skill sets. When serving with Special Operations Forces Navy EOD is usually with SEAL Teams. Alot of these guys are mid to late twenties before they go EOD.

Marine EOD is good for those that are willing to be Marines first. That is you must have served 4 years+ in the Marine Corps as well be a Sergeant before you can try out / apply for EOD. Marine EOD being the smallest generally, gets deployed at a higher op tempo than the other services, though this is not always the case. Marine EOD walks the line as far as Special Operations, some guys are, some guys are not. When serving with Special Operations Forces Marine EOD usually is with Marine Special Operations Command and Reconnaissance Units. Alot of these guys are mid to late twenties before they go EOD.

Army EOD is pretty solid for their conventional EOD tasks. They do take guys right out of boot camp. Many of their guys are really young.

Air Force EOD's greatest strength is runway clearance and U. S. dropped ordnance. They take people right out of basic. Many of their guys are really young.

EOD is a good program. Bias aside, I think the Marines and the Navy have the best programs by far due to the rapid evolvement of their programs to be relevant to todays wars. If you are interested in going EOD right away, perhaps because of money, then the Navy route is ideal.

The biggest challenge in getting to EOD school for the Navy and Marines is physical. The biggest challenge in getting to EOD school for the Air Force and Army is mental; the reason is most of their guys are very young. Once prospective EOD are at the schoolhouse, the challenge is simply passing each test, learning each lesson. If you make it, you go on to additional pipeline schools and courses for the Navy and Marines.

We all do the same basic school, though Navy EOD does some underwater stuff.

What we do when we leave school is often much different. Marines operate actively with ground forces, direct action, etc. Navy can do the same when they are assigned to Marine teams; otherwise they don't do much on land unless they are assigned to SEAL or SF teams. Army and Air Force teams are very tightly managed by their commanders; they often strickly do IED and weapons cahces, not direct action, raids, etc.

If EOD is what you want and you have good test scores, you better start running and doing calisthetics or Crossfit. Navy basic training is a joke, but you would go to Dive school after your A school; that's no joke. The fun only continues.

But if was easy, who would want it? You would just pick a different program.

go for what you want


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