| Now approved is a new warfare designation called | | | | only wear one. |
| "Explosive Ordinance Disposal Warfare Specialist", or | | | | Example: A Naval Flight Officer changes designators |
| EWS. That designation will replace the current EOD | | | | and qualifies as a Naval Aviator. He or she is qualified |
| designation that appears after a sailor's name. "We | | | | for both, but can only wear one since they are from |
| are trying to build a community here," said | | | | the same warfare area. Example: A Surface Warfare |
| CNO-designated Command Master Chief (EWS/SW) | | | | Officer changes designators and qualifies as a Naval |
| Anthony Santino, the top enlisted sailor in Naval | | | | Aviator. He or She can wear both because they are |
| Expeditionary Combat Command. The new EWS | | | | different warfare areas. The list of groupings can be |
| designator formalizes the EOD warfare qualification | | | | found in the Uniform Regulations. |
| program that has been in place since 1995 but until | | | | What about someone assigned to EOD Support Side? |
| now had not been codified in an official | | | | Obviously (EWS) is not an option, but I would think |
| CNO-approved instruction. | | | | with EOD now falling under NECC that (EXW) would |
| "Since our rating is now EOD, it seemed a bit | | | | be an option for someone filling those type billets. At |
| redundant to also have it after our names, too," | | | | least, I hope it will be an option for me. Here's what's |
| Santino said. No additional pin is forthcoming, | | | | on the net. |
| however. The existing EOD "crab" pin will continue to | | | | The Expeditionary Warfare device requires, |
| be used. The EOD Basic Badge is now a qualification | | | | "Completion of general expeditionary and unit-specific |
| Specialty badge. They do not earn a warfare | | | | Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS), the general |
| specialty until Senior Tech. So Seaman Joe would | | | | PQS to include weapon qualifications and |
| come out of the pipeline as Seaman Joe (DV, PJ), | | | | maintenance, marksmanship, land navigation, field |
| and in a few years would be Petty Officer Joe | | | | communications and expertise in setting up |
| (EWS). | | | | expeditionary camps." Most of that looks like it |
| I understand that it denotes completing your warfare | | | | comes from TEU in the EOD community. |
| pipeline, but if you don't complete it are you going to | | | | So, some good people to ask would be those at |
| stay EOD anyway? Is it just me, or did everything | | | | TEU. I know that each one of those requirements |
| seem to become a warfare qual recently. You only | | | | was a week long class, or longer. Rifle and pistol was |
| used to see SS, SW, AW, SEAL or EOD until recently | | | | split up over a few weeks. But the requirement also |
| and hardly anybody had more than two. Now some | | | | says, "Sailors assigned to expeditionary units will have |
| guys have like six things after their name. I agree | | | | one year to complete the Enlisted Expeditionary |
| with listing warfare quails, but why the entire | | | | Warfare qualification, and it will be mandatory for |
| resume? | | | | Sailors E-5 and above." |
| What you qualify for is not always the same as what | | | | It will probably take a while to shake out all the kinks |
| you can wear. It depends on how they group the | | | | in the new NECC. If you've already reported aboard, |
| qualifications and how many you have. You can wear | | | | run up the ladder and ask. I am told that some |
| a max of two, but they must be from different | | | | support people will deploy with DETs and some will |
| warfare areas. If they group the Expeditionary | | | | not. That might be a determination. |
| Warfare Device and EWS together, than you could | | | | |