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Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)

Handle explosives daily

Detect, identify, recover, disarm and dispose of unsafe explosives and ordnance

Conduct nuclear weapon response Maintain equipment, technical data and vehicles

Analyze unknown munitions and explosives for intelligence agencies

Provide protection to the president, vice president and other dignitaries.

Career Tasks

We explode explosives

Trained to detect, disarm, detonate and dispose of explosive threats all over the world, EODs are the specialists who bravely serve as the Air Force’s bomb squad. Assigned to some of the most dangerous missions, they perform tactically harrowing and technically demanding tasks in diverse environments worldwide. A job for the best and bravest, they do what needs to be done to keep others safe.

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Qualifications Summary

Minimum EducationHigh school diploma, GED with 15 college credits, or GEDQualifications

Height must be no less than 62 inches and no more than 80 inches.
No record of claustrophobia
No record of emotional instability
Normal depth perception and color vision
Minimum score of 30 on EOD selection model
Completion of 8.5 weeks of Basic Military Training
Must be between the ages of 17 and 39

Saying it takes guts to be an EOD specialist is a bit of an understatement. Find out what it really takes.

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Training & Education

How do we transform you from a raw recruit to an expert Airman in this field? From hands-on experience to college credit toward a degree, the path begins here.