Officially Licensed US Navy Ordnance University Patch — Naval Ordnance Training University Embroidered Patch
IYAOYAS starts here — Ordnance University.
The Navy Ordnance University patch represents the Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) and associated ordnance training facilities based at Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This is where the Navy's aviation ordnancemen, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, and weapons specialists receive the foundational and advanced training that qualifies them to handle the most dangerous materials in the military inventory.
Ordnance University is the birthplace of the IYAOYAS (If You Ain't Ordnance, You Ain't Sh*t) mentality that defines the aviation ordnance community. Students learn the science and art of handling, assembling, loading, and disposing of every type of ordnance in the Navy's arsenal — from 500-pound general purpose bombs and precision-guided munitions to air-to-air missiles and torpedoes. The training is intense and unforgiving, because mistakes with live ordnance are measured in lives lost. Graduates emerge with the skills and confidence to build, load, and arm the weapons that give naval aviation its combat punch, carrying the Ordnance University legacy to every squadron and ship in the fleet.
This patch represents the training ground where ordnance professionals are forged.
Perfect For: Aviation ordnancemen, EOD technicians, Eglin Air Force Base personnel, IYAOYAS community members, and Navy ordnance training collectors.
IYAOYAS — Ordnance University.
