Good Morning, Its great to hear you already have some really good knowledge in regards to the EOD world. In terms of the core question, as an officer you wont be able to specialise in a specific Engineering related trade. i.e Fabricator, plumber, surveyor etc. However, if yo do go down the EOD&S route you will as an officer you will generally specialise in this area. So, you do have the opportunity to 'hop' around from unit to unit but from my experience with working with officers in this sector, they generally stay. So yes, there is opportunity to stay put especially in that respect, but in terms of getting a trade, you will be very limited as an officer. Hope this helps.

Warm Regards,

SSgt Rob Needham

29 February, 2024 10:05

Dear Robert, Thank you for your insightful response. Does this also apply if you were to join the Commando Engineers or the Ranger regiment?

01 March, 2024 13:45

Hi, I cannot comment on the Ranger battalion as I do not have enough knowledge on this being relatively new. Although yes this applies if you want to be a commando or a paratrooper, with officers not specialising in a particular trade.

01 March, 2024 16:13

Sorry, just to clarify, if you were to go down the EoD and Search route, would you learn about the technical side of bomb disposal as well as how to run operations?

02 March, 2024 04:51

Yes you would do the DEOC (Defence EOD Course) and if required the AEOC (Advanced EOD Course). As you will need to have an understanding of what the operators you manage are doing.

04 March, 2024 10:51