Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
What you’ll do
- Maintain equipment, technical data and vehicles
- Protect the president, vice president and other dignitaries
- Analyze unknown munitions and explosives for intelligence agencies
- Conduct nuclear weapon response
- Detect, identify, recover, disarm and dispose of unsafe explosives and ordnance
BONUSES UP TO $60,000
If you’re ready to be challenged by joining an elite team of Airmen, you can receive an enlistment bonus of up to $60,000. Bonuses are earned upon completion of the EOD training pipeline and a six-year enlistment contract. Bonuses vary depending on whether you join Air Force active duty, the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve.
BUILD NERVES OF STEEL
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01 BASIC MILITARY TRAINING (BMT)
7.5 weeks | Lackland AFB, TX
The first step to becoming an Airman happens in BMT, where trainees learn military structure, the core values of the U.S. Air Force and how to prepare both mentally and physically for life as an Airman.LEARN MORE -
02 EOD PRELIMINARY COURSE (EOD PRELIM)
26 days/Sheppard AFB, TX
To prove they have what it takes, Airmen must undergo intense strength and conditioning training. They’ll also receive instruction and assessment on their ability to operate under pressure while conducting explosive operations. -
03 NAVAL SCHOOL, EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (NAVSCOLEOD)
143 days/Eglin AFB, FL
At this joint service schoolhouse, Airmen will train side by side with Army, Navy and Marine Corps candidates on subjects ranging from explosive tools and techniques to nuclear weapon response operations to build the skills needed to handle the most extreme situations.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
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01 PULL-UPS - 3 REPS
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02 SIT-UPS (2 MIN) - 48 REPS
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03 PUSH-UPS (2 MIN) – 40 REPS
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04 RUN 1.5 MILES IN LESS THAN 11:00
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You must be 17–42 years of age, a U.S. citizen and obtain a qualifying ASVAB score
High School Students may start their application as early as the end of their junior year.
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Minimum score of 54 on the Predictive Success Model* (PSM).
*Score is generated from raw ASVAB scores combined with TAPAS.
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- Height must be no less than 60 inches and no more than 78 inches.
- Successful completion of the EOD Initial Fitness Test (IFT) twice.
- Minimum score of 54 on Predictive Success Model (PSM).
- No record of emotional instability or treatment within the last 12 months
- Pass color vision evaluation
- Ability to recieve and maintain a "Top Secret" security clearance
- Must be at least 17, but has not reached age 42 on the date of enlistment
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