Bomb Technical

To be eligible to enlist in the U.S. Navy, candidates must be between the ages of 18-34 Americans live for fireworks on the Fourth of July. The other 364 days of the year, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians and Officers are doing all they can to prevent them. Using advanced tools like cutting-edge robotic technology and explosives chemistry, this elite group performs missions that require immense bravery from jumping out of airplanes to blowing up underwater mines. This job is no cake walk you must be smart, tough, quick-thinking, and cool under pressure. RESPONSIBILITIES As an EOD Tech, youll receive extensive training to perform missions neutralizing explosive weapons in almost every environment. Your duties may require you to : Detonate and demolish hazardous munitions, pyrotechnics, and outdated explosives. Neutralize various ordnance, including sea mines, torpedoes or depth charges. Work with cutting-edge technology to remotely disable unsafe ordnance. Perform parachute or helicopter insertion operations. Support law enforcement agencies. Clear waterways of mines in support of our ships and submarines. Lend your skills and support to other military units or offices, such as the U.S. Secret Service or the U.S. Department of State. WORK ENVIRONMENT Your missions will take you to every corner of the world. One assignment may have you parachuting from 17,000 feet into enemy territory, while the next may deliver you stealthily to a foreign nation via an 11-foot RHIB boat. It all depends on which unit youre supporting and the type of mission to be completed. Though there will be administrative work, the majority of your time will be spent out from behind a desk and in the field. TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT Upon completion of the initial 10-week training at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes (known as Boot Camp), youll begin a specialized training program to prepare you for your career as an EOD Tech. EOD Preparatory Course (4 weeks) The EOD training pipeline starts with training in Great Lakes, IL, where candidates work on swim strokes development, long-range swims and physical conditioning. Candidates receive daily human performance coaching on mental resiliency, strength training form, running, swimming, calisthenics as well as proper rest, recovery and nutrition. Classroom instruction includes introductions to small boat operations, professional military education, and risk management. EOD Assessment and Selection (4 weeks) After Prep, candidates will be challenged in a grueling training environment. EOD Assessment and Selection Course (4 weeks) After Prep, candidates will be challenged in a grueling training environment in which they are constantly assessed on their comfort in the water, physical fitness, academic ability, professionalism, and peer rankings. Classroom instruction includes topics such as risk management, dive physics, diving medicine, small boat navigation, and navy maintenance. Daily physical training and assessments are centered around five advanced aquatic adaptability skills, ruck runs, distance swims, and the human performance test. At the end of the course, candidates will participate in a formal selection board where instructors will select the best qualified and most likely to successfully complete advanced training to graduate and proceed to diver training. Diver Training (9 weeks) Next comes dive school at the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) in Panama City, FL. Training covers basic concepts of scuba diving as well as dive physics, physiology and basic dive medicine. Candidates also learn about equipment such as the MK16 and MK25 underwater rebreather. EOD School (56 weeks) After successfully completing dive school, candidates