Term
| What are the 5 types of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)? |
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Definition
1. Ground Ordnance
2. Air Ordnance
3. Improvised Explosive Devices
4. Weapons of Mass Destruction
5. Underwater Ordnance |
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Term
| What year and into what community did EOD officially organize into? |
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Definition
| 1978 as the Special Operations Community |
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Term
| When was the need for ordnance disposal recognized? |
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Definition
| WWII when Japanese and Germans left behind dud-fired ordnance |
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Term
| When was the Mine Disposal School founded? |
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Definition
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Term
| When was Bomb Disposal School founded and by whom? |
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Definition
| January 1942 by LT Draper Kauffman |
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Term
| When were the first two Navy EOD commands established? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where do EOD Technicians from all services train at? |
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Definition
| Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) |
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Term
| How is Navy EOD different than the other services EOD? |
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Definition
| Navy EOD is its own warfare community |
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Term
| What are the 5 EOD core competencies? |
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Definition
1. Underwater Mine Countermeasures (UMCM)
2. Combat Expeditionary Support (CES)
3. Special Operations Forces (SOF)
4. Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP)
5. Navy Dive and Salvage Support Operations |
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Term
| Who do Navy EOD units get deployed with? |
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Definition
| Carrier or Expeditionary Strike Groups, or as a land-based asset with an Army or Marine Corps Unit. |
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Term
| What are the 4 EOD Competencies & Missions? |
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Definition
1. Mine Countermeasures
2. Special Operations Forces (SOF) Support
3. Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP)/U.S. Secret Service Support
4. Expeditionary Diving and Salvage |
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Term
| What are the 3 components to Mine Countermeasures? |
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Definition
| EOD personnel (UMCM), surface units (SMCM), and air units (AMCM) |
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Term
| What two forces is EOD divided into and what do they contain? |
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Definition
EODGRU ONE (San Diego, CA) and EODGRU TWO (Norfolk, VA)
Each group contains 4 or 5 Mobile Units (EODMU) comprised of companies and platoons, and a reserve Mobile Unit referred to as a Operational Support Unit (EODOSU). Also contains a Training & Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) and a Mobile Diving & Salvage Unit (MDSU) |
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Term
| What does an EOD platoon consist of? |
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Definition
| 1 officer and 6-8 enlisted EOD Technicians |
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Term
| What are the 4 phases Navy EOD, both officer and enlisted, participate in for their pipeline? |
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Definition
1. EOD Diver COI, Naval Diving & Salvage Training Center (NDSTC)
2. Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD)
3. Jump School
4. EOD Tactical Training |
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Term
| Where, how long, and what do they learn in phase 1 of the Navy EOD training Pipelinge(NDSTC) |
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Definition
| Panama City, FL; 9 weeks; how to safely use open circuit SCUBA rigs and closed circuit Mk-16 Mod 1 SCUBA re-breather |
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Term
| Where, and how long is phase two of the Navy EOD pipeline (NAVSCOLEOD)? Why is it longer for the Navy and how much longer is it? What designation are they given upeon graduation? |
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Definition
| Eglin AFB, FL; 9 months; It's longer because Navy personnel have an additional 2 months of training in underwater ordnance; they are designated Basic EOD Technicians |
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Term
| What are the 9 divisions Navy students must demonstrate in order to graduate (NAVSCOLEOD)? |
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Definition
1. Core I
2. Demolition
3. Tools & Methods
4. Core II
5. Ground Ordnance Division
6. Air Ordnance Division
7. Improvised Explosive Devices Division
8. Weapons of Mass Destruction Division
9. Underwater Ordnance Division.
(The last 5 are the same as the UXO's except with the word division at the end, fyi) |
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Term
| What are the two places Basic EOD Technicians go to for Jump School and what are their differences? |
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Definition
1. Ft. Benning, GA - 3 weeks of Army Parachute COI leading to a static line parachuting qual.
2. Otay Mesa, CA - 4 weeks of Navy Parachute COI with Tactical Air Operations leading to a static line AND military free-fall qual. |
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Term
| Where, and what training do they receive during phase 4, EOD Tactical Training? |
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Definition
| EODTEU-1 in San Diego, CA. Training in: small arms, Helo Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) operations, Special Insertion and Extraction (SPIE) rigging, cast and recovery operations, rappelling, land warfare techniques, and advanced combat first aid. |
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Term
| How do Enlisted Basic EOD Technicians become Senior EOD Technician? |
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Definition
| Complete 2 years of PQS, demonstrate proficiency and complete a board |
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Term
| How does an Enlisted Senior EOD Technician become a Master EOD Technician? |
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Definition
| Complete an additional 3 years of PQS, demonstrate proficiency, training, and scenario-based boards |
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Term
| What's the difference between the officers training after NAVSCOLEOD from enlisted? |
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Definition
| They don't complete Senior and Master EOD quals but instead do a 3 year program of PQS, demonstrate EOD proficiency, demonstrate leadership, and complete scenario-based oral and performance boards while leading an EOD platoon |
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Term
| What badge does the EOD officer badge look like and what is the difference? |
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Definition
| Looks like the Master EOD Technicians except it's gold instead of silver/pewter. |
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Term
| What is the definition of a Navy Diver? |
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Definition
| a Sailor who has successfully completed one of several COI's ofered at NDSTC |
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Term
| What are the 7 different diver designations Navy Divers can obtain? |
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Definition
1. SCUBA Diver
2. Second Class Diver
3. First Class Diver
4. Master Diver
5. Dive Medical Officer (DMO)
6. Dive Medical Technician (DMT)
7. Diving Officer (BDO)
(be able to describe the differences) |
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