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Jan 15, 2016
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Warfare
Community Overview Brief
Prepared by:CDR TollisonJanuary 2015
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Community Overview
Our Founder/The Beginning: RADM Draper Kauffman
EOD Leadership: RADM Frank Morneau; Commander,
Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (COMNECC)
RDML Brian Brakke, Joint IED Defeat Organization, Deputy Director for Operations/Intelligence Integration
Smallest Unrestricted Line (URL) Officer Community:
~400 Officers ~1,200 Enlisted
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Who We Are…
Navy EOD is the DoD’s Maritime EOD Component and the World’s PREMIER EOD force. Specific Skill Sets include:
Underwater Mine Countermeasures (UMCM) Diving & Salvage Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) / Counter Proliferation Support to Special Forces (SOF) – Navy & Army Conventional EOD Operations Weapons Technical Intelligence (WTI) FID/Theater Security Cooperation
What Makes Navy EOD DifferentThe only EOD Force that conducts UMCM:
exploitation and neutralization of U/W ordnance
Globally deployed conducting the full range of military operations and missions.
Force of choice to enable combat operations
Operate in all combat environments Specialized Mobility & Insertion/Extraction Skills (Static Line & MFF Insertion, HRST/CAST)
Our Navy EOD Ethos
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ACTIVE CONUS
ACTIVE O-CONUS
Multiple Oversea Tour Opportunities
Where Our Units Are Located…
COMEODGRU ONE
GUAMEODMU 5
COMEODGRU TWO
ROTA, SPEODMU 8
SAN DIEGO, CA• EODGRU ONE• EODMU 1• EODMU 3• EODMU 11• EODTEU 1• EODESU 1
HAWAIIMDSU 1 LITTLE CREEK, VA
• EODGRU TWO• EODMU 2• EODMU 6• EODMU 12• MDSU 2• EODTEU 2• EODESU 2
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Training / Mobility SkillsThe Fun Stuff…
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Joint Diving Officer (JDO)
SCUBA SURFACE SUPPLIED
MK-16 UBA
• ~ 6 months of intense training• SCUBA• Surface Supplied Diving• Recompression Chamber
Operations• MK-16 UBA
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Navy EOD School
• ~ 1 year• Demolition Training• Ordnance ID and RSP• Chemical / Biological
Weapons• IEDs• Nuclear Weapons• Underwater Ordnance
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Follow-on & Advanced Schooling
• Static Line / Basic Airborne
• Advanced IEDs• HRST/CAST• Adv UUV/Underwater
Robotics• Military Freefall (MFF)• Weapons Technical
Intelligence• Shooting
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First Sea Tour Employment
EOD Officers have immediate responsibility & authority with small unit leadership & tactical decision-making upon their first operational Sea Tour assignment!
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Type of Operational Employment
Variety of Mission Sets & Unique Employment
Opportunities
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ENS LTJG LT
Platoon Leader Tour
24 Months
Shore Tour
30 Months
Plt Ldr / Co Cdr Tour
24 Months
Initial Training20+ Months
PAYGRADE
TOUR
Joint Diving Officer
(150 days)
EODSchool
(320 Days)
Jump
ECS
TACT
JOC
7 days 23 days
27 days
21 days
12 days
0 6 months 12 months 18 months
PLC
Jump – Basic Airborne ECS – Expeditionary Combat SkillsTACT – EOD Tactical Training PLC – EOD Platoon Leader Course
JOC – Junior Officer Course
EOD Officer Initial Training Pipeline
Mobile Platoon Leader EOD Co CommanderSOF Platoon / MCM Platoon
MDSU Co CommanderNSWDG
Shore Det OIC / NSWDG / TECHDIV
Naval Post Graduate SchoolShore Staff
Sea Tour Shore Tour
EOD Officer DEPT HEAD
EOD Officer - First 8Years…
0 2 4 86YCS
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Who Are We Recruiting?
Candidates need to be: Able to lead small units of
action Critical thinkers Selfless, Mission Oriented
Professionals Physically Fit
Open to both Men & Women
Median FY15 PST Score Swim: 8:37 Push-Ups: 103 Sit-Ups: 95 Pull-Ups: 16 Run: 9:33
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How to Apply…
• Talk to your Naval Science Instructor– If you are STA-21 Core or Applying to OCS – Contact the EOD OCM
• Take the PST – Maximum Effort!
• Complete a high risk medical screening
• Apply for the EOD Summer Cruise (rising seniors) via NSTC
• Do well in Summer Cruise
• Accession Board is held in September – you will be interviewed again
• Candidates will be notified of selection results in October
• Accession information is also located on the EOD OCM’s website.
NOTE – EOD First Class Summer Cruise is not a prerequisite. If you cannot attend EOD First Class Summer Cruise you need to contact the EOD OCM for other evaluation opportunities.
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Our Ethos
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Questions
EOD Officer Community ManagerCDR Mike Tollison
Work: (901) 874-4991http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/communitymanagers/Unrestricted/Pages/
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