Air Force AFSC · Intelligence
1N7X1 Human Intelligence Specialist
Overview
A Human Intelligence Specialist collects and reports intelligence from human sources. The specialist conducts debriefings and interviews, develops source leads, writes intelligence reports, manages collection requirements, and supports controlled operations under Top Secret/SCI access.
Minimum clearance: Top Secret, often with SCI exposure
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Skill levels: 1N711 helper · 1N731 apprentice · 1N751 journeyman · 1N771 craftsman
Core Skills
- intelligence debriefing and interviewing
- source lead development
- intelligence report writing
- collection management
- document and open-source screening
- foreign-language interview oversight
- controlled operations support
- interpersonal elicitation
- counterintelligence awareness
- briefing and presentation
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Productivity software
Civilian Career Paths
- Human Intelligence
- Intelligence Analysis
- Counterintelligence
Training & Development
Getting Started
- Certified Department of Defense All-Source Analyst I (CDASA-I)
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Career Growth
- Certified Collection Management Professional: Fundamental (CCMP-F)
- Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI)
What the Work Involves
- Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
- Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
- Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.
- Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.
- Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.
Related Occupations
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.
Equivalent Roles in Other Branches
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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