JW,
thank you for your reply. Could you please give me a few examples besides law enforcement bomb squad. i would only like to do 4-6 years FYI (although i hear many make a career out of eod). I've wanted to be part of a well trained military organization since i can remember. although i have now found my self in a fairly high paying job (for my age) with a bright future in it, but it is getting very dull and i'm not "living my dreams". If i go military i will be sacrificing my job (obviously) but it will not be here for me after thoes 4-6 years. With that being said if i put my life on the line for the navy and come out with all fingers and toes (God bless thoes who don't) will there be a high paying career on the other side?
thanks again!
I've got a lot of buddies who are techs, and are currently living the dream of being a civilian again(I'm still AD), those that went on to working jobs that are explosives related clear 100g a year easy, not to mention a lot of private contractors for the government, EOD Tech, for example, that do EOD and other related work in theatre make enough money that they can do a year long pump with the company, and then not work for a whole year. It's a high value asset, especially if you go to a state that does a lot of demo mining, or working for theme parks that do a lot of firework shows, think Disney, Six Flags, etc, you'll be more than fairly compensated for your skills. You also have to understand a lot of people go to college for 6 - 8 years, and normally have Fire Science degrees, amonst others, and then several years of technical school training, so it's a very competitive job market.
If you're basing your enlistment solely on getting a job afterwards, especially in an MOS like EOD, and ESPECIALLY Navy EOD, you have to weigh the fact that you might not even pass the school. Many of my buddies have gone to Marine Corps EOD school and flunked out, for several different reasons mind you, but the school is not easy, academically or physically.
It seems to me you need to prioritize what's more important to you, having a successful career, or serving your country. The military is a good place to get a career started with all the technical jobs, but don't make that your main driving force, or I guarantee you will hate military culture.
I've got a lot of buddies who are techs, and are currently living the dream of being a civilian again(I'm still AD), those that went on to working jobs that are explosives related clear 100g a year easy, not to mention a lot of private contractors for the government, EOD Tech, for example, that do EOD and other related work in theatre make enough money that they can do a year long pump with the company, and then not work for a whole year. It's a high value asset, especially if you go to a state that does a lot of demo mining, or working for theme parks that do a lot of firework shows, think Disney, Six Flags, etc, you'll be more than fairly compensated for your skills. You also have to understand a lot of people go to college for 6 - 8 years, and normally have Fire Science degrees, amonst others, and then several years of technical school training, so it's a very competitive job market.
If you're basing your enlistment solely on getting a job afterwards, especially in an MOS like EOD, and ESPECIALLY Navy EOD, you have to weigh the fact that you might not even pass the school. Many of my buddies have gone to Marine Corps EOD school and flunked out, for several different reasons mind you, but the school is not easy, academically or physically.
It seems to me you need to prioritize what's more important to you, having a successful career, or serving your country. The military is a good place to get a career started with all the technical jobs, but don't make that your main driving force, or I guarantee you will hate military culture.
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