In the Army, you don't enlist directly into EOD, unless something's changed since I was in. You had to fulfill your initial enlistment, then you'd be eligible to try out for EOD through the BEAR programme.
Enlist for EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal). See your recruiter. - Actually, I'm pretty sure you would have to reenlist under the BEAR program for Explosive Ordnance Disposal. Don't think you can enlist into EOD as a first term enlistee, unless something's changed since I inquired about it.
In Special Forces, you're cross trained in a number of different fields. However, the only way to go through the Army EOD course is to reenlist under the BEAR programme, and then serve in an EOD unit upon completion of training. Special Forces does not have their own EOD service - they are augmented with personnel from EOD when the mission calls for it.
Rangers and EOD are two separate things.
The basic EOD course requires six months to complete and you will have a three year service obligation at the completion of the course. It therefore depends on the class date that you are selected for and where you are in your contract cycle when you begin training.
Yes, they can.
Private through Gunnery Sergeant with the 7 month Basic EOD course.
EOD, or Explosive Ordnance Disposal, are the army's technical and tactical explosives experts. They must locate and deactivate or rid of unactivated explosives and weapons of mass destruction.
In French, "EOD" stands for "Γcole des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale," which translates to "School of Officers of the National Gendarmerie" in English. The EOD is a training institution for officers in the French Gendarmerie.
Unfortunately the number continues to rise as we continue to be at war, but at Eglin AFB Florida there is an EOD memorial and all EOD service members who have died in the line of duty (from all branches) are honored yearly by having their name added to the wall.
The EOD armour doesn't do anything that I know of.
EOD stands for "End Of Day" most of the time.
Depending on your rank, your monthly base pay is different. Additional pays that EOD Specialist makes each month include demo pay ($150 each month), SDAP ($375 each month) and currently assignment incentive pay (AIP) which has different tiers depends on years serving in EOD and the rank.