Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) SSgt Brayden Kerr

As always, you ask, we are happy to oblige! Welcome back to this week in the team room, where we sit down with SSgt Brayden Kerr, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician! Brayden walks us through his Preliminary Course and how he prepared for that, his pipeline, and even gets into some deployed times.
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Chapter Markers:
00:02:33 Brayden's Background
00:05:09 EOD Preliminary Course
00:09:28 EOD Preparation
00:17:26 Life in EOD
00:25:00 Qualification Requirements
00:33:01 Cool Schools and Gear
00:40:00 USAF EOD vs Sister Service EOD
00:42:25 Rapid Fire Questions
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[@insightthruexperience]

I thought Brayden was well spoken and a good rep for EOD. Good interview.

[@OnesReady]

Thanks Trey!

[@joinairforceeod9808]

Hey thanks!

[@darionhester6932]

If/When an EOD tech asses for and is picked up by the 724TH do they attend the OTC ? or do they have their own advanced specialized training course?

[@pr0xy373]

@@darionhester6932 they attend the support selection and the independent AFSC training upon passing.

[@crabbiboi5528]

I graduated prelim about 8 months ago and now over halfway through navscholeod rn all this info is on point listen closely if your headed to af eod and good luck its very academically challenging but also extremely rewarding

[@adamhamilton3342]

any recommendations for prelim?

[@arisl8016]

This gave great insight as to why EOD in the AF is a Mission Support Group function! Thanks for being honest about your career field!

[@danielniffenegger7698]

You guys should do an interview with Strikeforce Energy and discuss the AFSOC/NSW relationship. How do you know them? What is it like attaching to another service branch’s units? How does ADSOC support those units?

[@hnunez1307]

This^^^

[@preeminent_warrior]

Sent here by my AFSPECWAR Recruiter. This was super helpful. I'm hoping to make it through successfully.

[@RockingRooProduction]

Shipping out August 4th for EOD! After the SERE interview, I was praying this one would come out before I left. Praise Jesus and the Ones Ready team!

[@Seaneskatejitsu]

How did it go?

[@RockingRooProduction]

@@Seaneskatejitsu still in the prelim haha. It ain’t easy but it’s a lot of fun! We started block 2 and only have a few tests left, but this is where things get more difficult. Super easy to pass but also super easy to fail.

[@SebastienFredericks]

How much more of the pipeline do you have left?

[@RockingRooProduction]

@@SebastienFredericks made it through prelim and am at Eglin right now in Florida! Waiting to class in to NAVSCOL still (should be around early June) then we’ll have around 9 months of schooling.

[@SebastienFredericks]

@@RockingRooProduction Awesome news! Any tips for when I am at Sheppard? I leave for Basic May 4th, and how many people made it through the prelim?

[@austinevans6176]

Awesome info!! He knew so much I just figured he was THE EOD recruiter.

[@kevinvinluanjr.5000]

I think what Brayden was talking about the 820th in the air force civil engineer, is the 820th Red Horse Squadron combat engineers. I was in the reserve side in the air force in the 555 (Triple Nickel) Red Horse Squadron. Red Horse stands for "Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer."

[@jameschristensen457]

UXO tech here. To clarify on civilian employment, a graduate of an EOD school with at least a year of experience can get a UXO Tech 3 job, though most companies will hire as a T2 and make you gain at least a couple years civilian grid time before a promotion to T3 or higher. Much of this has to do with training. In EOD, especially after GWOT, emphasis is on modern ordnance and IEDs. In UXO, anticipate dealing more with historical stuff. It's a different environment. It's like, what are the morphological characteristics differentiating a WW1 3" or 75mm high explosive projectile form a shrapnel projectile? Experience with cannon balls, or Stokes mortars. But an EOD tech never enters at T1, in my experience, unless that is the only slot available. An EOD tech can advance the civilian ranks faster than the typical 3/5 years to go 1, 2, and 3 according to DDESB TP-18. EOD accelerates quickly. In fact, some companies only hire EOD unless they are specialists in another useful field, like archaeology, geophysics, or biology. And, if it's a submunitions job, it is always T3 or higher, for obvious reasons. So, minor civilian UXO correction.

[@raskal5988]

Love all you guys. thanks for the videos my boys

[@mikeo.4203]

I wish I knew about af eod in at 18. I was an admin job in the navy. Although it’s not AFSOC it’s probably one of the coolest jobs you could in the airforce.

[@Agreen-iw6ix]

Super informative video! Do you guys know if EOD receives any additional tactical/small arms training in the pipeline? Obviously, kicking in doors and clearing buildings isn’t their main mission, but will they be trained to do that stuff incase they are attached to a unit that does do that? Thanks guys! Love your channel and podcast!

[@joinairforceeod9808]

Not in the pipeline, but the majority of EOD techs will attend some sort of small arms training in their career.

[@HammyHammstah]

Wells spoken rep for the career field.

[@tacticalwonify]

I Would love to join this career field

[@jaio7190]

The timing of this interview was perfect, had just recently decided on EOD but was looking for more info.

[@joinairforceeod9808]

Glad to hear it. Feel free to hit me up on Instagram or at [e-mail] if you have any questions!

[@powderbluelsd5118]

Update?

[@wadofbat]

My second time watching this, great video!

[@priznmikeandtheboyz]

Some of us weren't so lucky with open general lol

[@shawngutierrez1566]

Great video I tried going EOD army right out of HS

[@darendydelphin1751]

Thank you for your quick response

[@siwel060lewis6]

Thank you,very informative

[@justelynnnjoelle]

LET'S FREAKIN GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@isaachoyman7771]

I live five minutes from rockwood!

[@darendydelphin1751]

I have a question and I hope u guys can help me with it. If you have a shoulder surgery that required a waiver is it easy to get it approved eventhough u never had any issues with since the surgery 7 years ago. And is it all people that had surgery prior service get approved.

[@OnesReady]

We have people enter all of the time that have previous injuries/surgeries. It just may require a little extra paperwork, but it all depends on how the injury is now.

[@adamhamilton3342]

are you able to take leave during NAVSCOLEOD or have visitors?

[@gunnar9456]

take leave? probably not since its a school where if you miss more than a couple days you'll get rolled/ dropped. Visitors, 100%

[@ctphamster2700]

Are there any Officer positions in EOD?

[@joinairforceeod9808]

Yes! You have to have an Engineering Degree and become a Civil Engineer Officer. You then apply to become an EOD Officer and go through the pipeline alongside the enlisted folk. AF EOD officers are qualified EOD techs, but they do not really perform EOD duties. Also, most officers only spend about 4-5 years in EOD before going back to Civil Engineering.

[@garyengelman7867]

What is a SOR?

[@OnesReady]

“Special Operations Recruiter”. Recruiters they are specifically trained/selected for AFSPECWAR and some other career fields (like EOD).

[@garyengelman7867]

@@OnesReady Thanks

[@claudetterain2243]

Can you please bring on a navy eod woman

[@DANIAC262]

Aren't these the dudes that kiss each other?

[@bigdee8189]

What?????? Uhhh...NO!