How long is the pipeline for 89E?

2LT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 20:19:55 -0500

I have tried searching online for an exact answer and was wondering if anyone knew how long the pipeline for 89e is? I know it’s 4 months for ordnance but not sure the timeline after that when you head to the eod course?

Response by 1LT Ryan Millican made Feb 2 at 2019 8:44 PM

1LT Ryan Millican — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 20:44:35 -0500

Branching Ordnance does guarantee you EOD. The AOC 91A is an Ammunition and Maintenance Officer, which I’ve heard they’re actually just doing a logistics AOC now, kinda like they’ve been doing at Captains Career Course for all logisticians. A couple things you need to do; number 1, I saw that you’re NG, so you need to check your state and see if there is an EOD company in your state, also don’t have one, you could always switch to Reserves, but you may end up in Washington state or back at Fort Lee or some where else other than where you’re currently living. Number 2, if you find an EOD company and they have slot open, or a unit with that specific paragraph and line number, you need to either go into BOLC as a preselect, you may need to talk to your commissioning source about that. You could also try to get selected at BOLC, but that doesn’t happen often. I had just a handful of preselects in my class, and one guy got selected toward the end of BOLC. They’ll ask if anyone wants to try for it, but the AD guys get preference, because it’s a follow on school, so your state will end up paying for it, and a lot of states don’t always like to pay for those. As an logie, if you don’t selected for EOD, you’ll end up an FSC or a BSB, more than likely, as a PL for a maintenance platoon, a maintenance control officer, or something else. Think about if that’s what you want to do. You could also think about going QM, and look into be a Rigger, but I don’t know much about that, except you get to go Airborne School if you get into that one.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Feb 3 at 2019 1:15 PM

LTC Jason Mackay — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 13:15:08 -0500

2LT(P) Private RallyPoint Member https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/intelligence-and-combat-support/explosive-ordnance-disposal-officer.html

"Job training for an explosive ordnance disposal officer requires completion of the Ordnance Officer Basic Course, where you’ll learn leadership skills, tactics, maintenance and operational aspects of weapons and vehicles used in an ordnance platoon. Your training will take place in classrooms and in the field.

Following completion of the Ordnance Officer Basic Course, you will attend an additional 36 weeks of advanced training. Some of the skills you'll learn are:

How to lead small explosive ordnance disposal teams in different operational environments
Basic electronics/electricity fundamentals
Hazards and identification of United States and foreign munitions
Demolition materials, procedures, and operations
Chemical and biological ordnance disposal operations"

The two Courses are Phase I and Phase II of EOD School. 36 weeks plus BOLC, provided all the Course start dates and the selection process all line up. http://www.goordnance.army.mil/pdo/pdo_officer.html

Ordnance Officer (89E)

The Ordnance Officer ensures that Army equipment is in perfect working order and manages the development, testing & storage of munitions. Learn more at goarmy.com.

Response by 1LT Christopher Gonzales made Feb 4 at 2019 9:17 AM

1LT Christopher Gonzales — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:17:40 -0500

Honestly, it varies because it is such a long school. Then, you have the EOD PL course right after and you could be in a holdover status until there are enough people to hold the class.

Best advice I can give is that unless you have something that's a hard deadline, don't worry about the timeline. And if you do have something that's going to keep you worried, now is not the time to go.