Which Army MOS is more physically demanding??? 10 points best answer...?
Military EOD will not transfer over to a civilian police bomb squad job. They will want you to go through the police academy, work a beat for a while, and maybe they will send you to the FBI HDS (Hazardous Device School). With a bachelors degree you can get a job with the Secret Service as a Technical Security Division Agent or Homeland Security as a TSA BAO (Bomb Appraisal Officer). You also have the FBI and ATF. You can also do civilian contracting. If you attain a Master Blaster Badge, which takes 8 years in EOD in the Army, if they do not offer you 6 figures its almost like they are spitting in your face. I wouldn't say either is more physically demanding than the other. They do different things. We as EOD techs still have to do PT just like everyone else in the Army. We have to do ruck marches and run around in the field like soldiers, but we also may have to respond as the local bomb squad for a local town outside of the base because they found a piece of military ordnance. HDS graduates are not allowed to touch military ordnance. One of our responses I hopped in our truck and drove over 3 hours to Dallas because their bomb squad could not touch a projectile found in a decease man's house. Kind of cool being the bomb squad for the bomb squad. If you really want to be a firefighter you may look into the Navy. Their firefighters get to go through a lot of extra training that the Army firefighters can't get.
How Hard Is Army EOD training?
all the services go to the same EOD training (you may have to go to Redstone for 8-10 weeks before EOD class-up depending on your asvab score). It is run by the Navy on a US Air Force base, Eglin AFB, located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Washout rate? Not sure, I think for everyone it is around 20-25% Req'ts change constantly. Talk to a recruiter, every branch needs EOD, if you qualify, you'll get it. You have to be able to get a Top Secret clearance and you have to sign a separate volunteer statement saying that you don't mind being turned into pink foam. EDIT: You can get out of going to redstone, you need a GT score above 110.
How difficult is the army’s basic training?
It depends on what you're comparing it to. It also depends on what branch. If a male enlisted to go infantry, basic and AIT are much more demanding than if a person enlisted to be in something administrative/ non-combat. But yes, it's fairly challenging for a young person who wasn't an athlete, has no background such as ROTC in high school or college, and hasn't experienced much discipline and regimentation in life beforehand. It also depends on WHERE. Places like Ft Benning and Ft Leonard Wood, for example, are historically MUCH tougher than Ft Knox or Ft Jackson. My suggestion? Be able to do 80 perfect pushup in 2 minutes. Be able to run 2 miles in 15 minutes or less. Be familiar with firearms, especially rifles. Get all the cockiness and youthful arrogance and street-punk nonsense out of your head. Take the training seriously. Understand there's a reason for everything, even if it seems stupid at the time. This is the first phase of becoming a soldier in the United States Army — it's nothing to take lightly. It IS a challenge for many people.
How hard is eod training physically (army 89d)?
i'm a really small person, and was wondering if it is possible? like how much do you have to lift? how heavy is the bomb suit? how do they test you physically? not worried about mental or academic aspects, just physical. thanks
How hard is it to get an Army EOD contract?
You need a 110 GT score, able to get a Top Secret clearance, meet a Very Heavy physical requirement (that's hardly checked). Now, as I'm currently in training I can answer some more questions than probably anyone else can. The MOS is 89D, and you can't get anything added to it (Airborne, Sapper, Air Assault options) since it's a 2 Phase AIT, with Phase II being at a Navy school (NAVSCOLEOD) on an Air Force Base (Eglin AFB near Destin/Ft. Walton Beach in FL). Phase I is about 10 weeks (a little more depending how long it takes to in-process, get into class and out-process if you make it that far) and the Attrition rate when I left was riding at about 86%. The tests in Phase I aren't hard but it's a lot of information thrown at your very fast, and the tests need a score of 85 or higher and are usually all do-or-die tests, means, you fail your EOD dreams are over. If you make it to Eglin Air Force Base you're pretty much Permanent Party there, which means you're treated as if it's your first really duty station. There isn't any marching around or 100 of formations, you have your own big room, you can have your car, guns, significant others and pets (if you're living off-post [only if you're married]) with you (you can have you car if you live in the barracks). The area is really nice, Destin and Ft. Walton Beach are about 20 minute drives away, there is a lot of good restaurants and bars, it about an hour from Panama City and about 2 1/2 hours away from Pensacola. NAVSCOLEOD is run by the Navy, so it's a little different. You'll have all four branches of service running around both in your class and instructors, Navy cats usually are in their own class from Dive School but if they roll back (or you roll back) you can be put in with Navy. There are 8 Divisions at NAVSCOLEOD, its about 143 class days which ends up being around 34 weeks between in-processing, waiting for class, graduation and out-processing. So...get into good shape, get ready for long days, you can't study most of the stuff since its classified so on the weekends I suggest getting hammered to unwind. EOD stands for Every One is Drunk too. If you make it past Ft. Lee the attrition rate drops to 74%...Good luck. Its a long road. Contact me for specifics.
How hard is Army EOD school? What exactly is the hard part about it?
Your size has nothing to do with EOD school. Right now at Red Stone they drop 9 students a week for failing tests. Currently the United States uses almost 70 different types of grenades. They have used several hundred through out history. That is just the US. In one afternoon you will learn the basics on how to identify every grenade throughout the entire world and you will test out on your knowledge the next day. You fail you get a retry. Fail again and your done. You will also learn the very basics of projectiles, landmines, bombs, and rockets used throughout the world at Redstone. If you make it to Eglin AFB it only gets harder. Core 1, Demolition and Techniques, Tools and Methods, Core 2, Grenades, Projectiles and Rockets, Landmines, Aircraft Explosive Hazards, Guided Missiles, Bombs, Dispensers and Payloads, Improvised Explosive Devices, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Nuclear Bombs, and Weapons of Mass Destruction. My advice is attend every study hall and utilize your time wisely. Don't screw around like many initial entry students due. Don't get caught up in an alcohol related incident. If you have a beer and you get struck by lightning they will kick you out of school because it is an alcohol related incident. Good Luck
How hard is Army EOD school?
EOD School is very academically challenging (all EOD Recruits go to the same school), so yes, it is very easy to fail. If you want to pass, you'd better study hard during study time. All of the materials are not allowed out of the school house, so you can't just study whenever you feel like it. In the Army, you no longer have to be enlisted prior to going EOD; you can enlist off the street (only the USMC that requires you to be in for at least 2 yrs). Also, for some tests, if you failed the first time, you will probably be sent back and re-take the test again. If you failed again, you are pretty much done (it depends on the instructors/CO discretion). One other thing, what seems to be a minor trouble with the laws may very well get you kicked out of the school like public intoxication or underage drinking.
How physically demanding is U.S. military boot camp?
I can only answer this about the US Army’s Fort Jackson basic training, which I completed on Halloween of 2015.Basic training will be physically demanding for IET soldiers only if you didn’t previously participate in sports. For reference, I ran XC and Distance during Track and Field, and Basic training was relatively easy for me. Yeah, it sucks when Drill Sergeants smoke the crap out of you, but just remember that it can always suck more. When you get smoked, most of the time it’s pushups, or flutter kicks, or some form of the PT exercise. Sometimes you’ll be told to go run, which gives some people trouble.The hardest part of Basic for me was trying to stay awake. I’m a night person, and that didn’t help sleeping at 9PM and waking up around 4AM for PT. I can already hear some of the older vets going “boohoo, we had it worse,” but that’s my personal experience.You’re going to see some hilarious things from exhausted soldiers, like sleeping while standing up, sleeping while cleaning weapons, sleeping during company runs (I’m very guilty of this).If you’re unsure about joining the military only because of boot camp, I advise you to do it. You’ll never know the feeling until after you’ve experienced it, and it will be one of the most rewarding things in your life. You’ll graduate boot camp while being physically fit and (hopefully) gain a sense of direction in life.
How to prepare for army EOD course?
There is nothing much you can prepare academically for EOD school; all of the materials (secret info) are kept only inside the school house and you cannot take them out. And for that reason, it will be harder for you to study while you are at school as well. Just be prepared to stay motivated for a long time (140 class days for you, that's about 7 months, for the Navy, 200 class days). For the physical part, try these sites: http://www.military.com/military-fitness... and read this http://www.stewsmith.com/linkpages/topte... If you start training like a Seal and prepare mentally, you will have no problem getting through the physical part (may be not the swimming part for you). Navy EOD has a bigger budget than EOD units from other branches because we are the only EOD unit that is considered to be part of SpecOps (that's why we have to be Dive & Jump certified and we can be attached to other SpecOps units). So we are better equipped. I believe that the Army EOD is under Combat Engineer (not sure). Good luck & Go Crabs !!!
College Credits for Army EOD?
Yes, there will be some college credits after you have completed your basic and EOD School. However, it depends on your future college/degree of how many will be allowed to use toward your degree. For me, I got 24 credits, but about half of them were useless, since my degrees were Accounting and Finance.