Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist

As an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist with the Army National Guard, you will be part of a highly skilled team responsible for detecting and disposing of explosive ordnance, including improvised explosive devices, chemical, biological, and nuclear ordnance, and weapons of mass destruction. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring the safety of our communities and protecting our nation's interests.

• Locate, identify, disarm, and dispose of explosive ordnance
• Conduct intelligence gathering operations
• Support very important persons (VIP) missions for the U.S. Secret Service, State Department, and other federal agencies

• Basic electronics/electricity fundamentals
• Hazards and identification of United States and foreign munitions

• Interest in algebra, chemistry, physics, geometry, and trigonometry
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Aptitude for planning and organizing
• Ability to work calmly under stress
• Effectively use computers

Through your training, you will develop the skills and experience to enjoy a civilian career with government agencies and private industries performing ordnance research and development, and the development, implementation, and enforcement of explosive safety and security measures. You might also consider a future as a bomb disposal expert, gunsmith, or munitions handler.

In the Army National Guard, you will learn these valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance. Job training for an EOD Specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills. Advanced Individual Training is conducted in two phases. Phase 1 is approximately 11 weeks at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Phase 2 is approximately 29 weeks at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.