- The EOD Badge
The "crab", as it is commonly known, is the only joint service badge and can only be earned upon successful completion of The Naval School of Explosive Ordnance Disposal located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
The Wreath Symbolic of the achievements and laurels gained minimizing accident potentials through the ingenuity and devotion to duty of its members. It is in memory of those EOD personel who gave their lives while performing EOD duties.
The Bomb Copied from the design of the World War II Bomb Disposal Badge, the bomb represents the historic and major objective of the EOD attack, the unexploded bomb. The three fins represent the major areas of nuclear, conventional and chemical/biological interest.
Lightning Bolts Symbolize the potential destructive power of the bomb and the courage and professionalism of EOD personnel in their endeavors to reduce hazards as well as to render explosive ordnance harmless.
The Shield Represents the EOD mission -- to protect personel and property.
- Did You Know...?
RISC Management is a 100% Veteran Owned.
The NATO attack on Serbia in 1999 during the Kosovo war killed more animals than people.
Using atomic bombardment, in 1941, scientists create plutonium (94 protons).
About Us
Each RISC Management trainer is a senior or master American or British EOD operator with a minimum of 10 years experience. All Trainers have first hand experience in IED and counter-terrorist operations. Further, our master trainers have earned the coveted Master EOD Badge, possess years of experience in training thousands of military, law enforcement, and civilian personnel, and are Military Master Trainer certified. Each Master Trainer possesses unique knowledge and skills recognized by the leaders in IED, WMD and CBRN disruption operations. RISC brings EOD expert trainers, evaluators, and operators to your organization from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Whether it's identifying and interdicting, bomb-making, operations, IED awareness, facility threat reduction, to technical disruptions and post blast, RISC brings experience from the world to you.
“What is EOD?”
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians are the military's bomb squad. EOD Techs are unique among servicemembers because as they are the only ones trained and qualified to disarm IEDs, WMDs andother CBRNE items. These Highly trained individuals undergo a thorough selection process prior to becoming accepted to train. Then, upon acceptance undergo from 10 months to over a year of training (the Navy must train at underwater operations) at the NAVSCOLEOD (Naval School EOD) in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. All four branches train together and trainees face a 60% failure rate within the classes. Not governed by Army TRADOC, the school believes in the “Initial Success or Total Failure” Creed, and fails students who do not make the grade either academically, physically, practical tests, or emotionally. “Bombs have no pity," and will not defer to rank, age, or background. As such, EOD school is seen as among the toughest in the Armed Forces, and its graduates rank as among the fewest in numbers within each branch.
After the 10 Months of training, EOD techs are assigned to units as P2’s or Team Members. The grueling schooling has only prepared them to stay alive to learn their job in actual practice. Now the learning begins in earnest. After a period of years as an “apprentice” tech, the Team Member undergoes further schooling and a test for his coveted Team Leader status. Upon earning Team Leader status the EOD tech assumes tremendous responsibility for not only himself, but a wider range of responsibility and authority depending on the circumstance. Team Leaders in EOD typically begin at E-6 in rank, but in equivalent responsibility for equipment, impact upon the Battlefield, and knowledge and skill possessed, are equivalent to an O-3, or officer in many other fields. Team Leaders must be self motivating, problem solve quickly, accurately, and on multiple levels, and make decisions while considering the impact 2 to 3 levels deep.
Throughout the EOD tech's career, he or she is constantly training and honing their level of knowledge and skills. From Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear ordnance and IEDs, to support missions with the Secret Service, Special Operations of all branches, and support and training missions for various departments.
Each EOD Operator must possess the ability to train others on Explosive safety, and threats from Explosives, UXO, IEDs, and CBRNE / WMD weapons in addition to knowing how to disarm them and mitigate their effects. A typical Team Leader has thousands of hours in teaching time accrued in the dissemination of safety courses to fellow military and civilian alike.
EOD Operators are also extensively trained in Post Blast Forensics and Terrorist Operations.
Others may “Talk the Talk” BUT ONLY EOD OPERATORS CAN WALK THE WALK with respect to IEDs.
Average time as a Basic EOD badge wearer is 3 years, Senior badge at 6 years, and Master badge after surviving 8 years and obtaining extensive training, demonstrating advanced skills, proven ability to teach, and excelling at all tasks assigned.
The Civilian Law Enforcement sector has a school for Bomb Squad Technicians known as HDS (Hazardous Device School). It is run by the FBI utilizing Army EOD trainers. The school generally runs just over a month and familiarizes Law Enforcement personnel with IED operations.