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Veterans may now use GI Bill Education Benefits to fund UXO Global tuition. Post-9/11 Chapter 33 benefits also include a housing allowance.

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UXO Global is proud to offer the Unexploded Ordnance Technician I (UXO Tech 1) course in response to the rapid growth in the Munitions ResponseResponse actions, including investigation, removal actions and remedial actions to address the risks presented by UXO, DMM, or MC, or the determination that no removal or remedial action is required. programs worldwide. This UXO Tech 1 course was developed following the guidelines outlined in Department of Defense ExplosiveA substance or mixture of substances that can undergo a rapid anaerobic chemical change generating large quantities of energy. Safety Board Technical Paper 18The Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board document outlining the minimum qualifications for UXO Technicians and personnel. The full document can be found here (right-click to open in new tab): http://www.ddesb.pentagon.mil/TP18_122004.pdf “Minimum Qualifications for Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technicians and Personnel,” and prepares students for an exciting career in the UXO field. Students will endure a challenging four week program studying subjects such as safety, explosives, unexploded ordnance from around the world, firing systems, range clearance operations, and more. UXO Global also offers certification in an OSHA approved 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operator & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) course. Our graduates have all of the knowledge and skills needed to immediately work as a UXO Tech I.

Upon course completion UXO Global will assist graduates in locating jobs with UXO companies. However, under Colorado law, UXO Global does not guarantee job placement.

“The UXO Tech I is the most in-demand position in the industry today. Graduates will have opportunities today like never before.”
-John Bobich

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) refers to explosiveA substance or mixture of substances that can undergo a rapid anaerobic chemical change generating large quantities of energy. devices (military munitionsMunitions created for the purpose of national defense and security, including ammunition products or components under the control of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Guard. The term does not include wholly inert items, improvised explosiveA substance or mixture of substances that can undergo a rapid anaerobic chemical change generating large quantities of energy. devices, and nuclear weapons, nuclear devices, and nuclear components, other than non-nuclear components of nuclear devices that are managed under the nuclear weapons program of the Department of Energy. such as bombs, rockets, missiles, grenades, and landmines) that were deployed, but did not detonate as intended.  These munitions have been prepared for action (i.e. primed, fused, or armed) and deployed in a manner to pose a risk to operations, installations, or personnel, yet remain unexploded for various reasons such as malfunction or design, among other reasons [1]. UXO presents a tremendous risk to day to day operations in a given area, even after decades of dormancy. UXO exists worldwide, and poses a potentially lethal risk in any area in which it is present.

The threat presented by UXO is rivaled only by its prevalence. Unexploded Ordnance dating as far back as the late 1800’s is encountered domestically and abroad in nearly every industrialized country. In former combat areas or former defense sitesLocations that are or were possessed or used by the Department of Defense. The term does not include any operational range, operating storage or manufacturing facility, or facility that is used for or was permitted for the treatment or disposal of military munitionsMunitions created for the purpose of national defense and security, including ammunition products or components under the control of the Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Guard. The term does not include wholly inert items, improvised explosiveA substance or mixture of substances that can undergo a rapid anaerobic chemical change generating large quantities of energy. devices, and nuclear weapons, nuclear devices, and nuclear components, other than non-nuclear components of nuclear devices that are managed under the nuclear weapons program of the Department of Energy.. (10 U.S.C. 2710(e)(1)) (such as firing ranges and testing sites). Particularly heavy concentrations of UXO exist in regions that have encountered substantial bombing during past wars. Such regions include Germany, France, Belgium, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, and particularly Laos, which remains the most heavily bombed country in history. In Laos alone, UXO has taken more than 50,000 lives since 1964.

The imminent threat of UXO-related casualties or property damage is not restricted to heavily-bombed or war-torn countries; the United States and Canada are also heavily affected. The Environmental Protection Agency, in 2002, declared that UXO poses “an imminent and substantial” health risk, and may require the most costly domestic environmental clean-up in history, costing a minimum of 14 billion dollars.  In the former Southwestern Proving Ground, located in Arkansas, there remain an estimated 1000 UXO per acre.  The actual UXO found on a site often far exceeds the estimates.  For example, the UXO located at the former Lowry bombing range in Colorado was estimated to have a density of 0.4 per acre. Upon excavation, however, unexploded ordnance in the area was found at a density of 38 per acre; 95-times higher than estimated.  UXO has been found at 16,000 inactive military ranges in the United States. Taken together, the UXO-contaminated sites comprise roughly 15 million acres; an area roughly the size of Florida.

The prevalence of UXO throughout the U.S. can lead to a widespread rate of incidents. As of 2001, only 17 states in the U.S. had not encountered a UXO-related incident. The inherent dangers associated with UXO can largely be attributed to the deterioration of the detonator and main charge. Such deterioration makes these already volatile components more sensitive to disturbance. Munitions that were once deemed “duds” and discarded can pose a potent threat due to their volatile natures. Recently 4 incidents of exploding duds left 5 children dead and 9 more injured across Virginia, New Jersey, and Oklahoma. Similar incidents resulting in massive damages to property, death, and injury have occurred across the country. The overwhelming majority, if not all, of the occurring incidents could have been avoided were they handled by properly-trained UXO TechniciansPersonnel who are qualified for and filling Department of Labor, Service Contract Act, Directory of Occupations, and contractor positions of UXO Technician I, UXO Technician II, and UXO Technician III.. It is universally recommended that unexploded ordnance should not be touched or handled by unqualified persons; only properly trained professionals can safely neutralize the threat posed by the discarded munitions.

[1] USAEC; http://aec.army.mil/usaec/technology/uxo00.html