The EOD training pipeline starts with three weeks of preparatory training at
Naval Station Great Lakes,
Illinois. The candidate will work on swim stroke development, long range swims and physical conditioning. EOD candidates will then attend an additional 51 weeks of rigorous training. Their training starts with nine weeks of dive school held at the
Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center (NDSTC) in
Panama City, Florida. Besides learning how to dive, candidates learn about the various kinds of equipment and dive physics. After successful completion of dive school, candidates transfer to Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at
Eglin Air Force Base in
Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This training is broken down into specific types of ordnance: ; Demolition Division : Includes how to set up various explosive firing trains ; Tools & Methods Division : Teaches the various tools and methods of EOD work ; Core Division : Teaches fundamentals of EOD work ; Ground Ordnance Division : Focuses on projected munitions and grenades ; Air Ordnance Division : Focuses on bombs and missiles ; Improvised Explosive Device : Includes "homemade bombs” ; Bio/Chem Division : Includes lessons on various biological and chemical agents ; Nuclear Ordnance Division : Covers basic nuclear physics and
radiation monitoring and decontamination procedures ;Underwater Ordnance Division : Emphasizes torpedoes and other underwater explosives as well as underwater search techniques Every section teaches how to render-safe or defuse ordnance. using a MC1-1C parachute Upon completion of basic EOD training, all graduates will attend the three-week
Basic Airborne Course at
Fort Moore, Georgia where candidates qualify as a basic parachutist. After Jump School, training continues at Gulfport, Mississippi, for an additional four weeks, consisting of weapons training in the use of the 9mm handgun and the M4 carbine as well as combat first aid. The final phase of EOD training is three weeks of EOD Tactical Training at the
Naval Amphibious Base in San Diego. This will consist of helicopter insertion (fast-rope, rappel, cast and SPIE), small arms/weapons training, small unit tactics (weapons, self-defense, land navigation, and patrolling), and tactical communications (satellite and high frequency). Upon completion of the EOD training, graduates are assigned to EOD Mobile Units where they gain advanced on-the-job training and experience as members of Combat Expeditionary Support (CES) platoons/companies, Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Group platoons,
SOF Companies, and
Marine Mammal Companies.
Officer training Officer training for the EOD career field (119x / 114x) differs slightly. Their pipeline is as follows: • EOD Junior Officer Course (7 days, Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center) – This course trains junior officers in EOD group, mobile unit, and detachment/small unit organization to include organizational relationships with detachments/small units, small group dynamics, CPO/OIC relationships, ethics, and EOD case studies. • Diver Training (60 days, Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center) – Designed to provide qualified non-diving personnel with the basic training necessary to safely and effectively perform as a dive team member/diver in SCUBA and MK-16 UBA in accordance with the U.S. Navy Diving Manual. • EOD School (320 days, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal) (see enlisted training) • Basic Airborne (23 days, Fort Benning) (see enlisted training) • Expeditionary Combat Skills (27 days, Center for Security Forces) • EOD Tactical Training (21 days, EOD Training and Evaluation Unit ONE, San Diego) (See enlisted training) • EOD Platoon Leader Course (12 days) Advanced training opportunities include foreign language, Advanced Improvised Explosive Device Disposal, and
Department of Energy training. ==Advanced equipment==