Ep. 32: Tara Asbury - (N1) EOD Perspectives; Operator, Spouse, Mother, Caregiver

In episode 32 of the podcast, I sit down with EODCM (ret) Tara Asbury to talk about her career and beyond. Tara has been someone I have lookup up to for many years, reaching out several times for advice and perspective. In our conversations I got to learn a bit more about her.

Amongst other things, we talked about what the driving force was in joining Navy EOD, the workups, deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. We also touched on leadership goods and bads and ideas on how to balance the needs and wants a leader face with one’s own requirements and how those personal sacrifices grow as your family grows.

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tara@creatingmagicvacations.com

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"We exist to ensure our operators and their families are provided with all the tools necessary to overcome any challenges they may face and let them know they are never alone in the fight"

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TIME STAMP

00:00 – Start

00:47 – Guest Introduction

01:10 – Sponsor

01:40 – Gunners Mate Navy time

03:53 – Exposed to Navy EOD

14:03 – Navy EOD Life

18:04 – First EOD Deployment

24:18 – First IED

31:01 – Second EOD Workup

43:46 – Afghanistan vs Iraq Deployment

46:50 – Female Perspective

01:02:20 – IED in Culvert in Afghanistan

01:05:45 – Tara VS Army Officer

01:12:47 – West Coast vs East Coast EOD

01:27:45 – Body Recoveries on Downed U-28

01:31:54 – Learning Her Husband was Hit by an IED

01:51:36 – EOD Training Unit Two Duty / Becoming a Mother

02:18:48 – Life After EOD / Travel Agent

02:28:45 – Words to Listeners