I want to enlist in the Air Force Reserves as an EOD Specialist, can someone tell me how Long the tech school is and where its located? Also, what’s a good civilian job for somebody who was EOD for 20+ years?
Posted on January 6, 2013.
I want to enlist in the Air Force Reserves as an EOD Specialist, can someone tell me how Long the tech school is and where its located? Also, what’s a good civilian job for somebody who was EOD for 20+ years?
I don’t know much about USAF EOD Reserve; but as for Active Duty, the training will take about 6 months. The prep. course is at Sheppard AFB, TX and EOD School is at Eglin AFB, FL.
There are wide range of industries for former EOD Techs.
Without a college degree, you can get a job clearing bomb ranges, becoming a pyrotechnician in the entertainment industry (movie/music/firework), work in construction or mining industry (demolition), work in PMC’s etc… You can also try to become a civilian instructor at EOD School (you will need more than just a Basic EOD Qualification though).
If you have a college degree, you can try to work with local/federal law enforcement agencies (FBI, ATF, US Secret Service, Homeland Security) as a Bomb Technician & Investigator/Technical Security Division Agent/Bomb Appraisal Officer; you may need to be a Master Blaster – Master EOD, though. And keep in mind that you will have to get certified as a civilian bomb tech. (military qualifications are not, directly, transferable to civilian); and also, many police departments may require you to be a beat-cop for few years before you can go to the Bomb Squad.
You can also get a degree that, specifically, aims at working with explosives in the military industry (R&D of weapons, explosives safety equipment etc…).
Keep in mind that military experience is not a replacement for higher education, which most high paying jobs in the civilian market tend to look for.
In the Reserve you only work for Uncle Sam 39 days a year.
So what do you plan on doing the other 6520 days over that 20 year period you aren’t working for Uncle Sam?
Mafia, Drug Cartels, M-13, Al-Quaeda, Jihad, etc…..