Which job does the most EOD work ?

[JakeToynton]

My names Jake and I am looking to join the Canadian Forces once I am done high school, Ive wanted to be EOD for a couple of years now because I think it is one of the most rewarding jobs in our Military. I know that our Canadian Forces does not have a specified career for EOD like the U.S.A does but i know some of the jobs in our Canadian Forces have EOD training and operations. So what I was wondering was what job is there that has the most EOD training and work ? I know that Combat Engineers, Ammo Tech's and Clearance Drivers do the EOD work but which job in our Forces does the most work with that ?

 

[Scott]

My name's Scott and I'm a moderator here. I know SFA about EOD but I do know we don't appreciate multiple topics about the same subject.

Stick to one topic, be patient, I am sure someone will be along to reply. >

 

[JakeToynton]

ya its my bad, i put my first one in training and then I saw this engineering page and I realized I should of put it here instead 

 

[Towards_the_gap]

I see no one has bother to reply so I shall.

All 3 of those trades you mention undertake EOD duties as a specialist skill. This means that when not employed in an EOD role as an operator, you are doing your 9-5 job, be it stacking ammo, bridging, or bubbling about a harbour somewhere swimming through diapers and bilge water (that, by the way, was a total SWAG as to the normal duties of a clearance diver, all in jest).

What I am getting at is do not worry yourself with what trade does the most bomb tinkering. Educate yourself as to the day to day duties of each trade and pick the one you want based on that. You will have a few hurdles ahead of you before you enter the hurt locker, and there is no guarantee you will be selected for EOD training anyways.

To give you a rough example, if you wanted to be a combat engineer EOD operator, you would have to:

1. Get selected at the Recruiting Centre.
2. Pass BMQ
3. Pass SQ
4. Pass your combat engineer section member course.
All of the above could take close to 2 years..then
5. Make it to a regiment, and spend time at the coal face learning your trade for real.
6. Get the necessary pre-requisites for the No. 2 course, then get loaded on it.
7. Pass the No 2 course.

Only after all that could you conceivably be posted to an EOD job. Obviously there are instances where people do not go through this whole rigamarole and find themselves posted straight to a team, but these are rare.

In short, worry about getting in, then start trying to do the hollywood stuff.

 

[392]

In a nutshell, on deployed operations, Cbt Engrs do the bulk of CMD / IEDD (with some augmentation by Cl Dvrs and Avn / AWS Techs during Ops Athena and Archer); however domestically, CMD is pretty evenly split between the Ammo Techs, AVN / AWS Techs and Cl Divers. IEDD-wise, most domestic calls are handled by Cl Dvr and RCAF teams. Currently, Cbt Engrs do very little domestic IEDD, however they are still equipped to do it when required.

Keep in mind, the CF is not mandated whatsoever to conduct domestic IEDD response off of CF establishments (and it requires MND approval to do so) which is why even though there is a broad range of capabilities in the CERs / ESR, they concentrate on providing that mobility capability to deployed Comds.

My advice to you is to not choose a trade in the CF based off of what specialty courses you might get. Just because you are accepted as a Cbt Engr, A/T, Cl Dvr or AWS Tech does not mean you will be offered EOD trg, and even if you do get offered the trg, it doesn't automatically mean you will be employed in that capacity in the future.

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