Wanna be EOD, any advice on how to get there?

[Joker2021]

my ultimate goal is to work with explosives, but i have learned that you must be a corporal in order to even be eligible. do you guys have any advice on what i should do specifically in order to get there? anything i should study? btw i'm a woman, but in better shape than most of the guys i know, if that makes any difference anything would be greatly appriciated

[josephd]

Even if it is possible for woman to become EOD I don't think they would be able to serve their job purpose being that EOD Marines serve with infantry/combat arms which women cannot serve in.

Hopefully someone else will chime in and be able to tell yo otherwise.

[egbutler1]

No chicks sorry. :-(

[Joker2021]

i've looked everywhere imaginable and no where does it say that women can't be eod. Plus i know for a fact that army lets women in eod, and i'm 99% sure that women can be eod

[thewookie]

army lets women in eod

You are correct, but like the Marine before told you, the Marines do not. This is not waiverable.

You want EOD, go army.

[thewookie]

As I was...

SSgt Timberly L. Willoughby of Gresham, Ore., is one of four female EOD technicians, MOS 2336, in the Marine Corps. SSgt Willoughby returned recently from Al Taqaddum, Iraq, where she experienced firsthand the threat of IEDs.

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It appears you might be able to on second look.

[Sgt Leprechaun]

She can. However, EOD is not a first term enlistment option.

[Rooger]

I Was EOD, 2336.... From 85 to 89.......I was originally a 1371 combat engineer, from 80 to early 85.

It was a rewarding job....The school was a b*&^%!
No woman EOD techs while i was in....allthough I've heard that has since changed..... For instance we didn't have robotics nor the suit at first.

Here's the breakdown on whats required..... Good Luck! I know you can do it.

Type of MOS : PMOS
Rank Range: MGySgt to Sgt
Job Description: EOD technicians perform various duties that include locating, accessing, identifying, rendering safe, neutralizing, and disposing of hazards from foreign and domestic, conventional, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) unexploded explosive ordnance (UXO), improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD that present a threat to operations, installations, personnel, or materiel.)
Job Requirements:
(1) Must possess a GT score of 110 or higher.
(2) Must meet all requirements for assignment to a critical position within the Nuclear Weapons Personnel Reliability Program; refer to SECNAVINST 5510.35.
(3) Must be fully screened per MCO 3571.2, using the current revision of the HQMC-approved EOD screening Checklist.
(4) Must have a first class Physical Fitness Test (PFT) (accomplished during EOD screening process).
(5) Be a volunteer in the grade of sergeant or corporal in any MOS. Sergeants must not be selected for Staff Sergeant in their current MOS.
(6) Must have normal color vision and no claustrophobic tendencies. (Bomb suit agility test will be administered during the EOD screening.)
(7) Must be a U.S. citizen.
(8) Must be qualified for an Explosive Driver's License as well as Emergency Vehicle Operator's License.
(9) Must be a graduate of the EOD Basic Course (CIN N56GPX).
(10) Must have a final secret security clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
(11) Must be qualified to handle Arms, Ammunition and Explosives (AA and E)
(12) In the performance of their duties, must be physically qualified for an Explosive Driver's License as well as Emergency Vehicles Operators License, as per NAVSEA SWO 20-AF-ABK-010.
(13) The following core competencies must be sustained:

• (a) Advanced electronics.
  (b) Advanced EOD Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP)
  (c) Specialized Demolition.
  (d) Post Blast Investigation.
  (e) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
  (f) Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)
  (g) Robotics.
  (h) UXO clearance.

Duties: For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to MCO 1510.78, Individual Training standard.


MCO 1510.78 has been superseded by NAVMC DIR 3500.78

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[michagnu]

That picture made me laugh til my gut busted. It looks like the first guy decided he needed to sit down after being scared sh!tless and the second guy just finished cleaning up the mess the first guy made

[Huntley2336]

Females can join EOD. I had one screen me into the program and we had one when I was in school.



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[Huntley2336]

Females can join EOD. I had one screen me into the program and I was in school with one.

[Rooger]

I have a EOD t-shirt from Eglin AFB "the Hurlburt school for boys" where I went through EOD school back in the 80's that says " I am a bomb disposal technician, IF you see me running? Try and Keep up"!

[Huntley2336]

Nice. I got that saying on a patch for my flak jacket.

[nrlindseyEOD]

I was on active duty from 99' to 08'. There, at that time were 4 female Marine EOD Techs. I went to school with one as well. EOD is not a combat MOS and is in no way restricted to males only. You do have to be an E-4 promotable to E-5.