How good of a job is EOD? Do y’all enjoy what you do? What are the high and low points?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:49:53 -0400

How good of a job is EOD. Do y’all enjoy what you do? What are the high and low points ?

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made Mar 21 at 2023 11:58 AM

SGM Mikel Dawson — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:58:27 -0400

I was never EOD, but I worked a lot with explosives. At the end of each day, if you can count all your fingers and toes, you have had a good day. Because I was the deployed 12B, I got to "check out" the found land mines, traced down charges that failed to go off. I lived a very "sheltered " life in explosives, not EOD, but it was good

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2023 6:36 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:36:50 -0400

It seems like in EOD it's not possible to have more than one bad day, I guess that's an up side.

Response by Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2023 10:12 PM

Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 22:12:28 -0400

Purely depends on command and branch. Some places better than others. When we get to work like EOD is supposed to we love it, when we have to deal with big army nonsense it’s a shit deal.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 24 at 2023 2:42 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:42:22 -0400

no experience but my guess would be a high point is disarming something that could injure or kill others and the low point would be failing at that task

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Mar 25 at 2023 7:28 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 07:28:08 -0400

Never served as EOD, always had EOD within my units AOR and they reported to my HQ. They are an amazing group of individuals who risk their lives everyday on the battlefield (yes we all do) in ways that are hard to fathom. They operate mostly autonomously, they almost never have cover, they encounter enemy fire while in the process of there duties with little to no support. As the units they are supporting, or the family dwellings they are trying to save, are performing their mission and living their lives.

These men and women, are of amazing inner personal strength with hearts of Warriors, performing HEROIC acts routinely on the battlefield. I DO NOT WIELD HERIIC often. All Soldiers who face the fight are Warriors, only those who step above the rest in the heat of battle saving the lives of their fellow service member or civilian, or advancing the mission against all odds are HEROS to me.

EOD are hero’s I could tell you the good and the bad in more horrific detail, but I think this paints a picture.

Much Respect. Keep in mind this is my perspective having watched many different NCOs perform these roles in combat and peace Enforcement operation.

In closing, when they operated in my sphere of responsibility, they always had cover, even if it was just me an my security team.

Response by SSgt Michael Shuff made Mar 27 at 2023 11:23 AM

SSgt Michael Shuff — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:23:47 -0400

I am a retired USMC EOD and loved it! Was it all roses? No, but it was a lot more good times than bad! The school is long but once it's over, you get to learn from the experiences of the guys before you. EOD opened up so much for me. I am now the Corporate Environmental Health and Saftey Manager for a company that builds inflators for airbags.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2023 3:16 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:16:56 -0400

I was around some EOD teams downrange back in the day. Can't speak much to them other than they were arrogant and had cool equipment.

I did work closely with a couple EOD-qualified officers in the 101st. They were working in logistics at the time, but their training in EOD made them well-rounded and tough leaders. They spoke about EOD school as not only giving them expertise, but helping them to become the type of the leaders they wanted to be. One left the Army and went on to work in D.C. doing high-speed secret squirrel operations as a contractor involved with the Department of Energy.

Response by SFC Luis (Coolwhip) Ochoa made Nov 22 at 2023 3:59 PM

SFC Luis (Coolwhip) Ochoa — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 15:59:46 -0500

I fucking love it!!!!