@@skylerweingarth9545 You mean through AIT? Gonna just assume that's your question. You can't live in your own place through AIT. If you have a wife and kids then your BAH goes to them, wherever they are.
You have written a good review. I spent 20 years in Army EOD Sept 1958 to Jul 1978. I walked into the EOD School at Indian Head Maryland, as a Private E2 and retired 20 years later as a MSG E-8 after declining a promotion to SGM E-9 6 months earlier. Been retired now for almost 43 years. I have great respect for those EOD Techs who have faced the growing expertise of terrorist bombmakers in todays world. Looking back, the VC and NVA IED makers were kindergarteners in comparison. Good work people!.
Former EOD tech here. I lol'd when you got to the nuke phase and said "when you get here you've pretty much made it... it's all down hill from here". The _entire_ class before mine got dropped during nukes for rampant safety violations (throwing scba tanks and other totally crazy shit). Never get complacent and always keep a level head - things you would have assumed they would have learned by that point.
This is probably the most in depth video I could find on eod tech school. I leave for basic in 2 days on an eod contract. Initial success or total failure👌
@@christianesquivel9807 I ended up double tapping a test in my second week of prelim. Awesome experience. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. You really find out how far you can push yourself. I ended up getting stationed at Eglin with my new job and hang out with the guys from my class all the time. 9 out of 22 made it through.
Great job with the video. I went through in late 89 thru early 90 when the school started at Eglin and ended at Indian Head. I've told family and friends that I would go through Marine Boot Camp again before i would go through that school again. My head never hurt so much from information overload like that ever in my life. Loved being a Marine EOD Tech, but that school was no joke. Much love and respect to those who earned their crab before me, with me, and after me. Semper Fi.
Hey Austin, thanks for the video. I was EOD in the late 80's just in time for the first Bomb Suit (lol). My son is now in Nukes and graduating on the 17th.(Yes they call it R&D). I'll be flying to Eglin. My training was in Indianhead. Your comment on IED's was interesting. Years ago, we used to say "It's going to be a bad day when the average American knows what an IED is".. God Speed my friend and hope life treats you well!
Great video man! I enlisted in the Army and went to EOD school in 2009….failed out in Air. So disappointed but oh well! Ultimately worked out as being reclassed set me on track to meet my wife. Definitely an experience I will never forget though. All the crazy fun times in Destin as a 19 year old lol
Highly informative yet decently concise, surprised this doesn't have more views. I really think you can push out some more videos of this nature. I've no interest in being part of the army (not even from the US) but this is greatly enjoyable and I've felt like I've learned quite a bit about how people become EOD specialists.
As a 1977 EOD graduate (0-2), this overview was like flying @ 40,000 ft. Study, organizational, mechanic skills will be essential “on the ground” or in reality. If one has true 12th grade reading and study skills, one should be able to pass with no issues. In 1977 starting off in a class of 10, we had two graduate. It is truly one of the hardest schools in all branches of the military. When one hits one’s unit, hard works starts all over again. All the best.
HA! That was perfect. Retired EOD here. Been 25 years since I went through. Yea, Once u made it through Air 2, your kinda in. IED's was fun. Then nukes. that was hard. Then if your in the Navy, Underwater. If you made it this far your pretty much done if your not a S-bag. Most S-bags were long gone by this point. Great Video. Long retired but God bless to all the boys still out there in the field. Hoo-Ya!
I completed EOD @Indian Head Naval Station (dating myself). Fail one test and you were out. Joke around in the field and you were out. I went through conventional and nuclear training and used to study until 9 at night most days. Best time of my life especially when working on assignments. Would do it all over again.
Great video definitely informative, most other videos just try to make EOD look high-speed, low drag, tacticool which obviously isn't helpful when you're looking to learn how to prep for school. Thanks for the video.
Wow, spot on, loved the vid. EOD grad from the Indian Head Sep 1982. The only big difference is in my day we were sent to Redstone for Chem training before we were allowed to go to Indian Head. And while they had an IED class it was so new they didn't grade it yet. Obviously a painful lesson with Stan and Iraq. But other than that the sequence was the same. Different services didn't allow Nukes immediately, Army had to serve 2-3 years with an EOD unit before they could finish that and get their crab for example (was called the Charles County Crab back then because Charles County college gave us college credits ). I was in the 2nd pipeline USAF class and got to enjoy 20 years as an EOD tech, God the instructors hated us at that time, lol.
Very nice video, I came outta Redstone on civilian side 20 years ago. Got to train with several Navy EOD guys there, and throughout my career, definitely a cut above. Stay safe, and God bless
Thank you, I was wondering what it was like these days since the school moved. It was a long time ago but I think we did: Chem & Bio at Redstone, then Indian Head, CORE, RIgging and Digging (tools and bomb staking), Demo, Ground, Air, Nuke. No IED training, that was all OJT. We had the 50 Cal, but no robots or bomb suits. Good job brother.
I went thru in 96, Egland AFB was the first half of school which was core was first, then demo, chem/bio, tools. Second phase of school was at Indian Head MD, ground first then Air 1, Air 2, IED’s and lastly Nukes.
I must be the. Oldest graduate from EOD School at Naval Propellent in Maryland. Our Chemical Weapons training was at Fort McClen AL. I graduated in 1966 and served in VietNam for 18 months. It is great to hear that the school is still a hard trail to follow.
Former Core and Ground Instructor 2015-2018. It's not a bad description, but you did leave out the reasons we start with demo and TMDs. When the older crew went through in the early 2000s, we had Core 1, Demo, TMDs , and then Core 2. Most DORs were in Demo or TMDs at the time, and the brass reorganized the course so we could weed out those DORs early. Nice job.
I'm currently a 74D CBRN defense Specialist. I've been in almost 7 years, and I'm considering transitioning over to this MOS. I love the scientific aspect of my job, but I miss actually doing the hands-on in the field training and real world applicability that 74Ds only get when in chem units. I guess I just really want something more challenging and meaningful thats still within my wheelhouse somewhat. Thanks for this video.
@@floridacooking7018 ... what... who told you that. Usually, if there is a suicide anywhere in the military it’s bc of PTSD issues or family issues (divorce). If the stress gets too high from the job at any point, you are allowed to drop on demand. Please don’t lie to people wanting to give the career a try.
@@floridacooking7018 all good man, I’ve been asked about higher than average suicide rates before. Just wanna get that myth dispelled. Now does EOD drink and get divorced more often? Ya, probs.
I'm an old tech from the 90s, sounds pretty much the same as back then just switched the order up a bit, seems like we did chem first but nukes where always last. Good times for sure
Damn, I’m old. That’s not the order of things when I went through. But when when graduated I got the Cook County Blood Crab up at The Head. Them were the days.
right and when i was in the rocket wrench was classified....you mean they dont go to the head any more?... bet they dont make them play volleyball in the florida summer heat in full tap anymor either
@@knnlynn, omg. I had completely blocked that from my memory!!!! Fucking TAP suite volleyball!!!!! And for the youngsters, level A suite is not a TAP suite. NOT EVEN CLOSE. And when you’re being strapped into that thing (meaning you don’t get in or out of it by yourself), we all find out if you’re claustrophobic or not. And if you freak out and come out early, there’s a Navy Doc waiting to give you the old silver bullet. That’s a hell of a motivator to push through. Do you remember Murphy that sat by the old stump up at the Head? That was a creepy motherfucker. And very vengeful. He kicked my ass twice in INWD1. Rolled up into a Navy class that enjoyed doing push-ups as a group. Not really my thing. It was 21 yrs of hell, but damn I miss it.
My favorite analogy is, If knowledge is water, EOD School is a Firehose...now DRINK FROM THE FIREHOSE OF KNOWLEDGE!!!! There was an 83% Fail Out rate when I went through NACSCOLEOD....The Navy School, on an Air Force Base,.I miss the "Brotherhood."
Im going back to the recruiters tomorrow to try and get back in after a year and a half of getting out. I was 11B for 6 years and now I wanna go back in as EOD. This video gave a good amount of info and I know its no joke, just hope im up for the task
Hey man, great vid. I’ve heard the AIT for EOD has a very high attrition rate. I leave next week and was wanting to get your opinion on what causes so many people to fail or get dropped. TIA
J Martin, thanks for the response. I’d like to think I have a small advantage being 24, because I’ve spent time away from home, got all the partying and drinking out of my system etc. I guess my recruiter just scared me with the statistics. I suppose if I wasn’t capable though I wouldn’t have qualified lol
@@House13XIII NP, you’ll end up working with some of your instructors later on! They’ll teach you what you’ll need! Take it serious , we have buddies on the memorial at school! It’s a brotherhood
I'm hoping to go for EOD once I hear back about my single waiver if there is still an available slot for me, im not even in yet an im nervous about fucking it up. Because it what I want to do
I got out of the marine corps 2 years ago and want to join EOD for the National guard, would I be able to join and go straight to EOD training or do I have to be active duty and then request a reclass to EOD?
Hopefully you contacted a recruiter and got your answer straight from the source. But if not yes you can join the guard and go eod, but at the moment I don’t see anything on the army guard side for eod, I believe it switched to air guard now…
What was the (estimated) attrition rate for your class? (And what types of guys failed - were they not super bright or what was it?) And how is the studying set up, since you can’t take any material out of the classroom? I almost enlisted a few years back but decided to finish my mechE degree, so now I’ll probably go the officer route...I really love EOD, just a little worried about having to memorize everything from classroom teachings only.. so used to university teachers not giving you the core info in-class & you instead always learn it on your own, outside of class
The attrition rate for me personally was pretty high. Our Preliminary school class started with almost 40 and 4 of us graduated. 2 or 3 more eventually did, but they rolled into a later class. Of the 4 of us who made it through prelim, 2 graduated and 2 failed out of actual EOD school. You'll see people fail for everything. Physically, academically, and quitting. For studying, you have early morning and afternoon study hall.
@@austinflynn1843 My son is graduating EOD school in 3 weeks. I am so incredibly proud of him, and reading how high the attrition rate is I’m even more proud of him! As a parent it isn’t my first career choice for him, but hey- I’m still proud!
Thanks for the super informative video! I am super interested in AF EOD. Does EOD get any additional tactical/small arms training after BMT? I know kicking in doors and clearing buildings is not their main mission, but do they get trained in that incase they attach to a unit that does do that stuff? Thank you sir!
Dope video! Thanks for sharing, as a cross trainee would you recommend taking any type of chemistry classes, or mathematics classes? I was never a great at school high school or college and nervous about the academics.
No need to take any classes, although it certainly wouldn't hurt. Just brush up on some basic math if you're worried about it. No calculator, add, subtract, multiply, divide, square and cubed problems, proportions, converting. You'll be fine. They'll teach you everything you need to know. Work more so on being a fast learner and a good student.
Hey Austin, quick question for you. Was there a fair amount of college graduates in your pipeline for EOD? I've been doing some research before talking to a recruiter, and I'd read that it is extremely difficult to obtain an officers contract coming from the civilian sector specifically for EOD, but I'm incredibly interested whatever the route may be. Thanks!
There were probably 4 or 5 enlisted dudes I was with who had their degrees yeah. It is indeed extremely difficult. For Air Force, you'll have to have some type of engineer degree, get picked up for a non-rated OTS board (extremely difficult), serve as a CE Lt for a number of years, apply to cross train into EOD, and then finally go to EOD school as a 1st Lt or Captain.
I have a stupid question but what happens if you fail at any stage or week during EOD school, do they sent you back to start over or do they give you a different job or just flat out kick you out
That's a difficult question to answer. Typically, if you aren't sand bagging it and are taking full advantage of your study time, you'll get a retest. If you double tap (fail it again) you'll go to an academic review board and they'll recycle you to a later class. If you double tap again, they'll drop you from school and give you a different MOS/AFS. That being said, it's all treated on a case by case basis taking into account your reputation and past performance. In some instances, you'll get an additional retest after a second double tap. In other instances, you won't even get a retest after your first fail-just dropped.
Hey, I’ve watched a few of your videos and they only make me so much more excited for my career in EOD. Do you have any tips for preparing for EOD tech school?
Do you still do VIP support? Get civilian clothing allowance? Have blanket travel orders? You probably would not not believe some of the stuff we used to get away with I once rented a Lear jet with a gov credit card to get to a VIP mission on time I guess your day room is not bar either!
Lots of VIPs. I'd say they're pretty much our main mission, especially for those who aren't at range bases or overseas. Can't say I know of anyone who has gotten away with renting a jet before though. That sounds awesome. I did get to stay on a mostly empty, yet fully staffed cruise ship for a week or so a while back due to lack of hotel accommodations in the city we were VIPing in.
I’m just getting out of high school and I’m looking to enlist in the army as an EOD tech. I’m worried though as I hear the school has a high attrition rate, and I never got to learn much about electrical circuits or general workshop tools. I got a 91 on my Asvab so I feel decently competent academic wise, but I’m worried that when I go into eod school I’ll be hit with topics I have no knowledge on. My question is when you go into eod school at the army, how much if the material is beyond entry level? Would I be fine with a high school education or should I know more?
@@austinflynn1843gotcha and thanks man :) Just for a little bit of prep, are there any resources or things I should study/know before going that could help my chances? Should I study up about circuits, combustions, chemicals, or general material like that beforehand? Or what would you reccomend?
Seriously considering reclassing to either 17c or 89d . Currently 68w. I worry about the difficulty of the academic portion. I didn't struggle in whiskey school, but it's not particularly hard either. GT is 118 , not sure what my GM is but mostof my line scores were all above 120 I believe. How difficult is it really?
i leave in November for an EOD contract with the Navy, my spouse is quite worried about me doing this, partially because a lot is un-known, i was wondering if i could ask a few questions? Can you leave base while in the actual EOD schoo, in Englin? How long are deployments typically? If you could answer id be so grateful!
I am in the process of enlisting currently, and my selected MOS was 89D. This was helpful information, if you still follow this video and comment how hard is the in classroom work? How much of it falls into in depth math and equations vs being able to properly identify and classify different ordnance?
Not a whole lot of math, much less in depth equations. Just learn how to multiply, divide, add, subtract by hand. Converting minutes and seconds. Know that 1.5 minutes is a minute and 30 seconds...not a minute and fifty seconds. As far as IDing ordnance correctly, you'll be doing that more often than not. It's the heart of ground and air division.
silver to charcoal--lead on silver, hydrogen02, and doris hey gas--- i thought a differnt way to make the charcoal cover during last 12 seconds of video, lost the thought fast
I'm not sure if youre still reading comments but if so, im thinking about putting in a package for EOD. Im USMC. For us you've got to be a corporal to even apply. Did the marines do any better seeing as they're NCO's and not boots there? Just genuinely curious. Thanks.
You can take notes, but your notebook is locked up in a vault at the end of the day at the schoolhouse. I think today they give you some unclassified study material to take home, but I don't know for sure.
I know, I’m just being a smartass. I was hoping for some funny comments from 17 year old COD players. Nice video. I’m glad you left out all the dramatics that other EOD videos can’t do without.
@@christopherT3141 Haha, nice! I was 50/50 on whether or not it was a smart ass tech commenting, or some recruit asking a question after watching too many hooyah recruiting videos! Trying too keep things a bit more realistic to balance out all the hashtag operator content.
You can have any MOS in the Marines before trying for EOD. If EOD is definitely what you want to do, I wouldn't risk joining the Marines and doing a different job you don't want for 4 years for a MAYBE chance at going EOD. Join AF or Navy with an EOD contract from the start.
Hey man I have a question do civilian contractors take this class? I'm seriously considering going into this Field through going through FEMAs EOD school but there isn't much about the PMC EOD field
The only civilians I know of who do it are bomb techs from agencies like the FBI or ATF. Typically they only do IED division, and as a follow on to their own bomb tech training.
The FBI runs the Hazardous Devices School at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. And the ATF also has the Explosives Training Branch at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL as well.
Went through class 67S at Indianhead ! Sometime ago lol! I liked 55D only 12 man units, great guys! Has the brotherhood changed now 89D? Do you operate independently of the company ? Love the equipment EOD uses now which I had the chance to see equipment hands on! God Bless the EOD members and their families!
You have to serve 3 years minimum as EOD and thats after you finish school. All and all the school is probably around a year long with wait times and if you double tap and recycle.
I’m interested in Navy EOD. PT i’m amazing in and swimming so i’m not worried about that but I did not take chemistry and physics in college. If I enlist and go to EOD school will they help us understand the physics and chemistry for EOD or do they just show and talk as if you’re an expert in those 2 subjects
Wow big changes since I saw Indian head in my rear view mirror in 1981 do they still do the 3 man lift best job in the military eod always leaves a smoking hole!
Navy EOD goes to dive and freefall. I'm not sure about SERE. I know some Air Force guys who have gone to SERE and Airborne school and I had some AF instructors who went to dive. No freefall though. Marine EOD I believe has one duty station with a dive mission, and the Army has a unit that specifically supports Rangers, so they probably snag some Airborne school spots pretty easily. At the end of the day, you're an EOD tech first. Focus on being good at that. If you're squared away, you'll get your chance to go to some cool follow on schools.
Only for Navy EOD: Jump School (basic jump, not HALO/HAHO) and Dive School are parts of Navy EOD Pipeline. Later on, every Navy EOD Tech. must attend SERE Training (but it is not a part of the pipeline). Much later on, "some" Navy EOD Techs. may get a chance to attend HALO/HAHO.
There's no shooting during the main portion of EOD school, no. You do, however, get to go to shooting courses after you're a tech. Which ones and when depends on your shop leadership.
Look up Air Force EOD tier 2 standards for the full Air Force test. It varies for each branch though. Its certainly not as physical as other specialized jobs, but you'll need to be in good shape to make it.
Would taking a Chemistry course and lab be helpful for preparing for EOD school? I'm in Army ROTC and have just learned about the route to take to go to EOD school.
I just completed eod school, and you basically hit the nail on the head.
Congrats
@@Captain_1224 I can't hear you through the tinnitus, what's up?
@@jmullentech 😄👍🏿
How was housing arranged while in school was it like the dorms or did you get a house if you were married with children
@@skylerweingarth9545 You mean through AIT? Gonna just assume that's your question. You can't live in your own place through AIT. If you have a wife and kids then your BAH goes to them, wherever they are.
You have written a good review. I spent 20 years in Army EOD Sept 1958 to Jul 1978. I walked into the EOD School at Indian Head Maryland, as a Private E2 and retired 20 years later as a MSG E-8 after declining a promotion to SGM E-9 6 months earlier. Been retired now for almost 43 years. I have great respect for those EOD Techs who have faced the growing expertise of terrorist bombmakers in todays world. Looking back, the VC and NVA IED makers were kindergarteners in comparison. Good work people!.
Only love good sir!
Former EOD tech here. I lol'd when you got to the nuke phase and said "when you get here you've pretty much made it... it's all down hill from here". The _entire_ class before mine got dropped during nukes for rampant safety violations (throwing scba tanks and other totally crazy shit). Never get complacent and always keep a level head - things you would have assumed they would have learned by that point.
John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have ever lasting life
The one dislike was a Chinese soldier looking for nuclear information
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John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have ever lasting life
This is probably the most in depth video I could find on eod tech school. I leave for basic in 2 days on an eod contract. Initial success or total failure👌
Hell yeah, good luck man.
Yeah same, I'm trying for eod right now, good luck man
John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have ever lasting life
Any update?
@@christianesquivel9807 I ended up double tapping a test in my second week of prelim. Awesome experience. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. You really find out how far you can push yourself. I ended up getting stationed at Eglin with my new job and hang out with the guys from my class all the time. 9 out of 22 made it through.
Great job with the video. I went through in late 89 thru early 90 when the school started at Eglin and ended at Indian Head. I've told family and friends that I would go through Marine Boot Camp again before i would go through that school again. My head never hurt so much from information overload like that ever in my life. Loved being a Marine EOD Tech, but that school was no joke. Much love and respect to those who earned their crab before me, with me, and after me. Semper Fi.
Hey Austin, thanks for the video. I was EOD in the late 80's just in time for the first Bomb Suit (lol). My son is now in Nukes and graduating on the 17th.(Yes they call it R&D). I'll be flying to Eglin. My training was in Indianhead. Your comment on IED's was interesting. Years ago, we used to say "It's going to be a bad day when the average American knows what an IED is".. God Speed my friend and hope life treats you well!
Great video man! I enlisted in the Army and went to EOD school in 2009….failed out in Air. So disappointed but oh well! Ultimately worked out as being reclassed set me on track to meet my wife. Definitely an experience I will never forget though. All the crazy fun times in Destin as a 19 year old lol
Hell yeah dude! Air is a tough one. Glad you are doing well!
Anyone remember the my dog is EOD cadence we sang at fort Lee? I only remember my dog has no hair napalm works better than nair.
Highly informative yet decently concise, surprised this doesn't have more views. I really think you can push out some more videos of this nature. I've no interest in being part of the army (not even from the US) but this is greatly enjoyable and I've felt like I've learned quite a bit about how people become EOD specialists.
Glad I found this video, more information on the school than I could find anywhere. I leave for EOD school in a day or two, super excited!
Graduated EOD school in 2015, it’s honestly not that hard (I was an army LT at the time) show up pay attention you’ll be fine.
Eglin?
Hows it going so far?
@@nick-tt1qm ill be finishing up phase 1 after HBL
@@300superMEXICANS my son is at Eglin right now
As a 1977 EOD graduate (0-2), this overview was like flying @ 40,000 ft. Study, organizational, mechanic skills will be essential “on the ground” or in reality. If one has true 12th grade reading and study skills, one should be able to pass with no issues. In 1977 starting off in a class of 10, we had two graduate. It is truly one of the hardest schools in all branches of the military. When one hits one’s unit, hard works starts all over again. All the best.
Well said
HA! That was perfect. Retired EOD here. Been 25 years since I went through. Yea, Once u made it through Air 2, your kinda in. IED's was fun. Then nukes. that was hard. Then if your in the Navy, Underwater. If you made it this far your pretty much done if your not a S-bag. Most S-bags were long gone by this point. Great Video. Long retired but God bless to all the boys still out there in the field. Hoo-Ya!
I completed EOD @Indian Head Naval Station (dating myself). Fail one test and you were out. Joke around in the field and you were out. I went through conventional and nuclear training and used to study until 9 at night most days. Best time of my life especially when working on assignments. Would do it all over again.
Great video definitely informative, most other videos just try to make EOD look high-speed, low drag, tacticool which obviously isn't helpful when you're looking to learn how to prep for school. Thanks for the video.
How do I prep for army EOD school
Wow, spot on, loved the vid. EOD grad from the Indian Head Sep 1982. The only big difference is in my day we were sent to Redstone for Chem training before we were allowed to go to Indian Head. And while they had an IED class it was so new they didn't grade it yet. Obviously a painful lesson with Stan and Iraq. But other than that the sequence was the same. Different services didn't allow Nukes immediately, Army had to serve 2-3 years with an EOD unit before they could finish that and get their crab for example (was called the Charles County Crab back then because Charles County college gave us college credits
). I was in the 2nd pipeline USAF class and got to enjoy 20 years as an EOD tech, God the instructors hated us at that time, lol.
Very nice video, I came outta Redstone on civilian side 20 years ago. Got to train with several Navy EOD guys there, and throughout my career, definitely a cut above. Stay safe, and God bless
Thank you, I was wondering what it was like these days since the school moved. It was a long time ago but I think we did: Chem & Bio at Redstone, then Indian Head, CORE, RIgging and Digging (tools and bomb staking), Demo, Ground, Air, Nuke. No IED training, that was all OJT. We had the 50 Cal, but no robots or bomb suits. Good job brother.
I went thru in 96, Egland AFB was the first half of school which was core was first, then demo, chem/bio, tools. Second phase of school was at Indian Head MD, ground first then Air 1, Air 2, IED’s and lastly Nukes.
I was an instructor for many years at NAVSCOLEOD, this was a good video.
John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have ever lasting life
Thanks for the vid, been AD Army for about 4 years and gonna drop a packet for EOD ASAP.
I must be the. Oldest graduate from EOD School at Naval Propellent in Maryland. Our Chemical Weapons training was at Fort McClen AL. I graduated in 1966 and served in VietNam for 18 months. It is great to hear that the school is still a hard trail to follow.
Lmao that picture of the person crawling through the sand pit in ABU's is me. Fun times
Haha, nice man. I actually wondered if I'd hear from anyone who are in the generic EOD pictures I pull off of Google. You make it through?
@@austinflynn1843 yeah i did, graduated in mar 2019.
@@MrTheghost01 congrats man
Former Core and Ground Instructor 2015-2018. It's not a bad description, but you did leave out the reasons we start with demo and TMDs. When the older crew went through in the early 2000s, we had Core 1, Demo, TMDs , and then Core 2. Most DORs were in Demo or TMDs at the time, and the brass reorganized the course so we could weed out those DORs early. Nice job.
I'm currently a 74D CBRN defense Specialist. I've been in almost 7 years, and I'm considering transitioning over to this MOS. I love the scientific aspect of my job, but I miss actually doing the hands-on in the field training and real world applicability that 74Ds only get when in chem units. I guess I just really want something more challenging and meaningful thats still within my wheelhouse somewhat. Thanks for this video.
EOD Tech looks like an awesome job, I really wanna do it once I’m old enough
no.....no no you don’t they have the highest suicidal rate because the stress of defusing is soo high but hey if you want have at it
@@floridacooking7018 exactly
@@floridacooking7018 ... what... who told you that. Usually, if there is a suicide anywhere in the military it’s bc of PTSD issues or family issues (divorce). If the stress gets too high from the job at any point, you are allowed to drop on demand. Please don’t lie to people wanting to give the career a try.
@@patmooney1407 hey man my bad my bad
@@floridacooking7018 all good man, I’ve been asked about higher than average suicide rates before. Just wanna get that myth dispelled. Now does EOD drink and get divorced more often? Ya, probs.
I'm an old tech from the 90s, sounds pretty much the same as back then just switched the order up a bit, seems like we did chem first but nukes where always last. Good times for sure
Funny I’m from the 2000 and it was ground first . But you are correct nukes was last lol.
I was in the late 90s sounds pretty much the same to me
Damn, I’m old. That’s not the order of things when I went through. But when when graduated I got the Cook County Blood Crab up at The Head. Them were the days.
John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have ever lasting life
right and when i was in the rocket wrench was classified....you mean they dont go to the head any more?... bet they dont make them play volleyball in the florida summer heat in full tap anymor either
@@knnlynn, omg. I had completely blocked that from my memory!!!! Fucking TAP suite volleyball!!!!! And for the youngsters, level A suite is not a TAP suite. NOT EVEN CLOSE. And when you’re being strapped into that thing (meaning you don’t get in or out of it by yourself), we all find out if you’re claustrophobic or not. And if you freak out and come out early, there’s a Navy Doc waiting to give you the old silver bullet. That’s a hell of a motivator to push through. Do you remember Murphy that sat by the old stump up at the Head? That was a creepy motherfucker. And very vengeful. He kicked my ass twice in INWD1. Rolled up into a Navy class that enjoyed doing push-ups as a group. Not really my thing. It was 21 yrs of hell, but damn I miss it.
My favorite analogy is, If knowledge is water, EOD School is a Firehose...now DRINK FROM THE FIREHOSE OF KNOWLEDGE!!!! There was an 83% Fail Out rate when I went through NACSCOLEOD....The Navy School, on an Air Force Base,.I miss the "Brotherhood."
Haha, that saying still rings true today!
Mucho respect!!!! thank you for this video and your service.
I'm extremely disappointed in the lack of you know whats in your drawings.. Especially for Nukes. Tisk Tisk. Good Vid brotha!
Thank youuuu I'm in ait as a hold under and I can't wait to start
Going to MEPS in like 2 weeks cant wait to choose EOD
We had EOD school rejects when I was doing AIT at Fort Sam. They couldn't pass their tests so they ended having to re-class as medics instead.
Most of our former EOD guys ended up being Supply guys, shit sounds hard but I might wanna reclass
should have at least mentioned U/W for the Navy guys
Im going back to the recruiters tomorrow to try and get back in after a year and a half of getting out. I was 11B for 6 years and now I wanna go back in as EOD. This video gave a good amount of info and I know its no joke, just hope im up for the task
Good luck man
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So between you and I what did you learn in the last week in nukes.
Did the UK RE AB5 course a long time ago and they rammed home your best tool was the MK1 eyeball 👍
Hey man, great vid. I’ve heard the AIT for EOD has a very high attrition rate. I leave next week and was wanting to get your opinion on what causes so many people to fail or get dropped. TIA
Quitting, poor attitude in the face of failure, academic difficulty. You'll see it all.
@@austinflynn1843 Awesome, thanks for the reply.
High attrition rate!!! Head down stay away from the clowns! You’ll see who will make it! Study hall like crazy!! It’s all about the details
J Martin, thanks for the response. I’d like to think I have a small advantage being 24, because I’ve spent time away from home, got all the partying and drinking out of my system etc. I guess my recruiter just scared me with the statistics. I suppose if I wasn’t capable though I wouldn’t have qualified lol
@@House13XIII NP, you’ll end up working with some of your instructors later on! They’ll teach you what you’ll need! Take it serious , we have buddies on the memorial at school! It’s a brotherhood
I'm hoping to go for EOD once I hear back about my single waiver if there is still an available slot for me, im not even in yet an im nervous about fucking it up. Because it what I want to do
You guys got balls of steel.
Grove street for life!
@@austinflynn1843 Always, homie!
I'm willing to do Infantry/Forward Observer/Cav Scout, but EOD? Nah. Respect though
@@austinflynn1843 I'm currently Supply for Army hahaha. I've met EOD techs and they're all good guys
I got out of the marine corps 2 years ago and want to join EOD for the National guard, would I be able to join and go straight to EOD training or do I have to be active duty and then request a reclass to EOD?
Hopefully you contacted a recruiter and got your answer straight from the source. But if not yes you can join the guard and go eod, but at the moment I don’t see anything on the army guard side for eod, I believe it switched to air guard now…
Thank you so much for this. I will enlist soon.
What was the (estimated) attrition rate for your class? (And what types of guys failed - were they not super bright or what was it?) And how is the studying set up, since you can’t take any material out of the classroom?
I almost enlisted a few years back but decided to finish my mechE degree, so now I’ll probably go the officer route...I really love EOD, just a little worried about having to memorize everything from classroom teachings only.. so used to university teachers not giving you the core info in-class & you instead always learn it on your own, outside of class
The attrition rate for me personally was pretty high. Our Preliminary school class started with almost 40 and 4 of us graduated. 2 or 3 more eventually did, but they rolled into a later class. Of the 4 of us who made it through prelim, 2 graduated and 2 failed out of actual EOD school.
You'll see people fail for everything. Physically, academically, and quitting.
For studying, you have early morning and afternoon study hall.
@@austinflynn1843 My son is graduating EOD school in 3 weeks. I am so incredibly proud of him, and reading how high the attrition rate is I’m even more proud of him! As a parent it isn’t my first career choice for him, but hey- I’m still proud!
Those are some nice hands.
Sure look dainty and soft.
Thanks for the super informative video! I am super interested in AF EOD. Does EOD get any additional tactical/small arms training after BMT? I know kicking in doors and clearing buildings is not their main mission, but do they get trained in that incase they attach to a unit that does do that stuff?
Thank you sir!
Yes
Look into Navy EOD, instead of USAF EOD.
Dope video! Thanks for sharing, as a cross trainee would you recommend taking any type of chemistry classes, or mathematics classes? I was never a great at school high school or college and nervous about the academics.
No need to take any classes, although it certainly wouldn't hurt. Just brush up on some basic math if you're worried about it. No calculator, add, subtract, multiply, divide, square and cubed problems, proportions, converting. You'll be fine. They'll teach you everything you need to know. Work more so on being a fast learner and a good student.
3 man lift was a rite of passage done to newbies was a hazing prank
That's what I figured. Can't have much of that anymore. Our culture is kind of dying out, sadly.
Demo first, and not recon. School has changed.
Hey Austin, quick question for you. Was there a fair amount of college graduates in your pipeline for EOD? I've been doing some research before talking to a recruiter, and I'd read that it is extremely difficult to obtain an officers contract coming from the civilian sector specifically for EOD, but I'm incredibly interested whatever the route may be. Thanks!
There were probably 4 or 5 enlisted dudes I was with who had their degrees yeah. It is indeed extremely difficult. For Air Force, you'll have to have some type of engineer degree, get picked up for a non-rated OTS board (extremely difficult), serve as a CE Lt for a number of years, apply to cross train into EOD, and then finally go to EOD school as a 1st Lt or Captain.
@@austinflynn1843 thanks for the quick response and information. I really appreciate it!
I was an ordinance tech. Or Ammo tech (2311) we work a lot with the EOD teams.
ORDINANCE and ORDNANCE. Two different words with two different meanings.
@@SV-kr9fu I know the difference. My phone doesn't
@@michael7324 : Well, good to know.
How do I start to learn To become an EOD I'm 17 and didn't finish school
I have a stupid question but what happens if you fail at any stage or week during EOD school, do they sent you back to start over or do they give you a different job or just flat out kick you out
That's a difficult question to answer. Typically, if you aren't sand bagging it and are taking full advantage of your study time, you'll get a retest. If you double tap (fail it again) you'll go to an academic review board and they'll recycle you to a later class. If you double tap again, they'll drop you from school and give you a different MOS/AFS. That being said, it's all treated on a case by case basis taking into account your reputation and past performance. In some instances, you'll get an additional retest after a second double tap. In other instances, you won't even get a retest after your first fail-just dropped.
@@austinflynn1843 Ok thanks for the clarification.
Hey, I’ve watched a few of your videos and they only make me so much more excited for my career in EOD. Do you have any tips for preparing for EOD tech school?
Glad you're excited! It's the most fun I never want to have again. Learn how to be a good student, and don't quit.
Our training was a lot shorter but basically the same stuff. Wish we had more ieds tho 😅 the absolute worst were chemical bombs.
And yeah i was in the finnish defence forces
heard there's alot of larping in the school
All of the LARPing.
As an ex-Sailor looking into reenlisting as AF EOD, is there swimming involved in NAVSCOLEOD? Despite being a Sailor, I can’t swim very well lmao
Not really. Sometimes we did beach PT, but that's about it.
amazing vid, i realized i am not cut out for eod DC it is!!
Do you still do VIP support? Get civilian clothing allowance? Have blanket travel orders? You probably would not not believe some of the stuff we used to get away with I once rented a Lear jet with a gov credit card to get to a VIP mission on time I guess your day room is not bar either!
Lots of VIPs. I'd say they're pretty much our main mission, especially for those who aren't at range bases or overseas. Can't say I know of anyone who has gotten away with renting a jet before though. That sounds awesome. I did get to stay on a mostly empty, yet fully staffed cruise ship for a week or so a while back due to lack of hotel accommodations in the city we were VIPing in.
@@austinflynn1843 glad to hear VIP missions are a big part of it that’s the big draw for me
Anyone remember the my dog is EOD cadence we sang at fort Lee? I only remember my dog has no hair napalm works better than nair.
I’m just getting out of high school and I’m looking to enlist in the army as an EOD tech. I’m worried though as I hear the school has a high attrition rate, and I never got to learn much about electrical circuits or general workshop tools.
I got a 91 on my Asvab so I feel decently competent academic wise, but I’m worried that when I go into eod school I’ll be hit with topics I have no knowledge on.
My question is when you go into eod school at the army, how much if the material is beyond entry level? Would I be fine with a high school education or should I know more?
You'll be fine. Pretty much every topic is something you'll have little to no knowledge on. They'll teach you everything you need to know to pass.
@@austinflynn1843gotcha and thanks man :)
Just for a little bit of prep, are there any resources or things I should study/know before going that could help my chances?
Should I study up about circuits, combustions, chemicals, or general material like that beforehand? Or what would you reccomend?
Very infdormative. Thanks.
Very informative video, just Quick question on all the Written test - multiple choices or filling the blank type test ? TIA
Austin great, thanks again
So 95% of the written tests are multiple choice, and some are actual hand written, depends on the division.
Great stuff, thanks!!!
How much running/swimming/pt is there during EOD school?
Seriously considering reclassing to either 17c or 89d .
Currently 68w. I worry about the difficulty of the academic portion. I didn't struggle in whiskey school, but it's not particularly hard either.
GT is 118 , not sure what my GM is but mostof my line scores were all above 120 I believe.
How difficult is it really?
It's really difficult, but you should still go. Thousands of other people have done it, so can you.
i leave in November for an EOD contract with the Navy, my spouse is quite worried about me doing this, partially because a lot is un-known, i was wondering if i could ask a few questions? Can you leave base while in the actual EOD schoo, in Englin? How long are deployments typically? If you could answer id be so grateful!
Yes you can leave base. Typically 6 months.
EOD = Everyone's Divorced.
Also, EOD = Every Other Day.
I am in the process of enlisting currently, and my selected MOS was 89D. This was helpful information, if you still follow this video and comment how hard is the in classroom work? How much of it falls into in depth math and equations vs being able to properly identify and classify different ordnance?
Not a whole lot of math, much less in depth equations. Just learn how to multiply, divide, add, subtract by hand. Converting minutes and seconds. Know that 1.5 minutes is a minute and 30 seconds...not a minute and fifty seconds. As far as IDing ordnance correctly, you'll be doing that more often than not. It's the heart of ground and air division.
Good old Elgin I legit thought it was egg land it's not don't say that
US Navy EOD 87 to 97 20b-93...hooyah
silver to charcoal--lead on silver, hydrogen02, and doris hey gas--- i thought a differnt way to make the charcoal cover during last 12 seconds of video, lost the thought fast
I'm not sure if youre still reading comments but if so, im thinking about putting in a package for EOD. Im USMC. For us you've got to be a corporal to even apply. Did the marines do any better seeing as they're NCO's and not boots there? Just genuinely curious. Thanks.
Yeah man the Marines did pretty well when I was there. Going as an NCO with some life/military experience is definitely a bonus.
i want to go for eod when i join, but i still have 2 years until i can join up. what can i do to prepare? up my study habits? workout more?
do you get to take notes and study in your room ?? like write down stuff in a note book ??
You can take notes, but your notebook is locked up in a vault at the end of the day at the schoolhouse. I think today they give you some unclassified study material to take home, but I don't know for sure.
@@austinflynn1843 alright thanks
Which phase of EOD school covers HALO jumps?
HALO jumps aren't covered in EOD school.
If you're required to be HALO qualified, you'll go to HALO school afterwards.
I know, I’m just being a smartass. I was hoping for some funny comments from 17 year old COD players. Nice video. I’m glad you left out all the dramatics that other EOD videos can’t do without.
@@christopherT3141 Haha, nice! I was 50/50 on whether or not it was a smart ass tech commenting, or some recruit asking a question after watching too many hooyah recruiting videos! Trying too keep things a bit more realistic to balance out all the hashtag operator content.
That’s what I want to do but if I join the marines I have to be an engineer first so I’m conflicted
You can have any MOS in the Marines before trying for EOD. If EOD is definitely what you want to do, I wouldn't risk joining the Marines and doing a different job you don't want for 4 years for a MAYBE chance at going EOD. Join AF or Navy with an EOD contract from the start.
Hey man I have a question do civilian contractors take this class? I'm seriously considering going into this Field through going through FEMAs EOD school but there isn't much about the PMC EOD field
The only civilians I know of who do it are bomb techs from agencies like the FBI or ATF. Typically they only do IED division, and as a follow on to their own bomb tech training.
The FBI runs the Hazardous Devices School at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. And the ATF also has the Explosives Training Branch at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL as well.
Really helpful video thank you
Went through class 67S at Indianhead ! Sometime ago lol! I liked 55D only 12 man units, great guys! Has the brotherhood changed now 89D? Do you operate independently of the company ? Love the equipment EOD uses now which I had the chance to see equipment hands on! God Bless the EOD members and their families!
I went through in 1984. 36 people started in my class and 7 made it to the end. I was one of seven..It is not EASY !!!
@@rsnatchell9685 1986 100, 10 made it ! Three classes out together . Most time Germany!
Class 160s, 96, 15 graduated, 5 of us original to that class
@@bombsqd318 grads 10 out of 3 classes put together from losses!
Do you get anytime to talk to the instructers and ask questions?
Or is it just slamming down pages of notes and trying your best to understand?
Plenty of time to talk to instructors, run practice problems, and ask questions.
That's what Study-hall is all about. Make full use of it.
Phase one in september for me. MOS-T
??? Still there?
Yes
@GlobalBull yup the good ol army ha
@@TheJoshlueb Eglin? My son is there...
@@toddcoble1485 ill be heading there after the holidays 👍🇺🇲
Is there a big final test that includes everything or is it individual tests based on what subject you’re currently on?
Individual tests.
So compared to CBRN, how good/bad is EOD?
Really good.
What’s up man, how long of contact do you have to sign for EOD?
4 or 6 years.
For Navy EOD, 6 years Active Duty (+ 2 years IRR). The Enlistment Bonus is $36,000 right now (as of Feb. '20).
The school is three years long if you look at the army website for recruiting it takes 36 weeks for the school if your already in
36 training weeks is about right for NAVSCOLEOD. I don't know where they got the 3 years thing from.
You have to serve 3 years minimum as EOD and thats after you finish school. All and all the school is probably around a year long with wait times and if you double tap and recycle.
Do they have wavers for a low GM score?
I’m interested in Navy EOD. PT i’m amazing in and swimming so i’m not worried about that but I did not take chemistry and physics in college. If I enlist and go to EOD school will they help us understand the physics and chemistry for EOD or do they just show and talk as if you’re an expert in those 2 subjects
They'll teach you everything you need to know.
Do you attend dive school while at the EOD schoolhouse?
No, Navy students will attend before EOD school.
I just got out of the Marines and I am wondering if army reservists can go EOD or do I have to be active duty?
You can be a reservist.
Duration of each phase?
Wow big changes since I saw Indian head in my rear view mirror in 1981 do they still do the 3 man lift best job in the military eod always leaves a smoking hole!
Can't say I've ever heard of the 3 man lift outside of casualty care/movement.
2nd most difficult. Whats the 1st, please?
Navy nuclear propulsion I think
You mentioned that EOD is “probably the 2nd hardest school in the department of defense,” what’s the first?
I think it is Navy nuclear propulsion.
i'm interested in trying out for eod but have little to no knowledge on anything mechanical or engineering related, will that disqualify me?
It will not disqualify you as long as you score well enough on the ASVAB
does eod have dive school, free fall, or sere?
Navy EOD goes to dive and freefall. I'm not sure about SERE. I know some Air Force guys who have gone to SERE and Airborne school and I had some AF instructors who went to dive. No freefall though. Marine EOD I believe has one duty station with a dive mission, and the Army has a unit that specifically supports Rangers, so they probably snag some Airborne school spots pretty easily. At the end of the day, you're an EOD tech first. Focus on being good at that. If you're squared away, you'll get your chance to go to some cool follow on schools.
Only for Navy EOD: Jump School (basic jump, not HALO/HAHO) and Dive School are parts of Navy EOD Pipeline. Later on, every Navy EOD Tech. must attend SERE Training (but it is not a part of the pipeline).
Much later on, "some" Navy EOD Techs. may get a chance to attend HALO/HAHO.
Do eod get the m4a1
M4
You said you believe EOD is the second most difficult school. What would you say is the first?
Naval nuclear propulsion
BUDS..
Physically, BUD/S.
Academically, Nuclear Power School.
You get range time during the course like at 8:35?
There's no shooting during the main portion of EOD school, no. You do, however, get to go to shooting courses after you're a tech. Which ones and when depends on your shop leadership.
So what’s the physical side of stuff?
Look up Air Force EOD tier 2 standards for the full Air Force test. It varies for each branch though. Its certainly not as physical as other specialized jobs, but you'll need to be in good shape to make it.
just out of curiosity, but does other military branches go to the same eod school for classes as you?
Yes. Different preliminary courses though.
Would taking a Chemistry course and lab be helpful for preparing for EOD school? I'm in Army ROTC and have just learned about the route to take to go to EOD school.
Not really. It couldn't hurt though.
EOD is an enlisted MOS as far as I know.. just be wary of that