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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Mahdi" data-source="post: 5529637" data-attributes="member: 59506">Probably not.  CBRN people, being experts in chemical and biological weapons, will have a solid grasp of the various delivery systems (bombs, artillery, mortars, etc.), but they will not be responsible for destroying unexploded ordinance (which is really the only reason why they'd need demolitions knowledge).  If an unexploded chemical weapon was discovered, EOD would still do the disposal, just likely with a different technique.  For example, disposing of a standard conventional unexploded ordinance usually just involves clearing the area and maybe putting up baricades, and placing a suitable sized charge of C4 on the ordinance or in close proximity, and simply detonating.  You'd probably use thermite, or thermite in conjunction with C4, for a chemical/biological weapon.  But EOD would still be the agency responsible.  (The reason for thermite is that any chemical/biological agent can be neutralized by intense heat - which thermite provides.  C4 generates heat also, but not intensely enough for immediate nullification, and would likely aerosolize at least a percentage of the agent.)  There are different types of Navigation.  The navigation soldiers and marines learn in basic is the gool old map and compass type (how to read regular, topographical, and grid maps; compass usage; landmark identification; counting steps/paces; etc.).  That type would probably be under Survival and Basic Infantry Skills.  Then there's GPS navigation (which would require equipment usage).  I would imagine that Naval officers, as part of ship navigation training, would learn how to navigate using a sextant (celestial navigation).  Air Force pilots used to learn celestial navigation also, but training on this was discontinued in the early 2000's.  (But I do believe some aircraft do still carry sextants, such as B-52's and KC-135's.)  Probably a safe choice.  What Nuclear Defense that's learned is done through Chem Warfare training, but it's not very involved or in depth.  Decon procedures for Nuclear work basically the same as for Chemical/Biological (for fallout).  Any other type of radiation hazard would simply mean death if exposed to it anyways, as the suit won't really protect you from anything other than fallout. CRBN people would have a greater understanding of Nuclear threats, and probably be able to chart out areas of danger based on weapon size, weather factors, type of detonation, etc.  But the common soldier doesn't need that type of training.  The CRBN guys would be the ones telling them if it's safe to go outside or not, or simply time to bend over and kiss your ass goodbye.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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