A Marine EOD tech carrying ordnance from a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. US Marine Corps
Business Insider: These Marines disarm bombs for a living. Here's what it's like doing one of the US military's most dangerous jobs.
* One of the military's most dangerous jobs is explosive ordnance disposal technician.
* These troops risk life and limb responding to IEDs and other explosive threats.
* Two seasoned Marine Corps EOD techs recently told Insider about the challenges of the job.
There is no shortage of dangerous jobs in the US military, and one of the more dangerous is that of an explosive ordnance disposal technician, the troops serving in military bomb squads.
EOD technicians run toward deadly threats that others avoid, such as improvised explosive devices, and the cost of even a minor misstep could be loss of life or limb.
"There's been times when I was standing over something that could kill me and I was there trying to picture all the choices I made in life that got me to that moment," Marine EOD tech Master Sgt. Carlos Villarreal, who has been in the Marines for over 18 years, told Insider.
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WNU Editor: I can never be paid enough to do such a job.
1 comment:
Agreed!! I'm pretty sure they are not and will not be paid anywhere close to what the "Diversity Equity and Inclusion Advisor" is going to be paid. At least we know where the priorities of our leadership class are!!
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