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25A Signal Operations

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Overview

A Signal Operations officer commands and manages personnel who install, operate, administer, and maintain wide area communications networks and information systems. The officer advises commanders and staffs on voice and data communications, teleprocessing, and spectrum management while supervising training, supply, maintenance, transportation, security, and resource allocation.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Wide area network operations oversight
  • Voice and data communications technical advising
  • Spectrum management for battlefield automated systems
  • Communications unit maintenance and resource planning

Civilian Career Paths

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Computer and Information Systems Managers

Managing personnel responsible for wide area networks and information systems transfers directly to directing civilian IT operations and coordinating technical work.

How to prepare: Build a civilian IT operations case study showing how you would prioritize network maintenance, assign technical staff, and allocate resources.

What the civilian work involves
  • Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
  • Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Azure software
  • Atlassian JIRA

Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

Providing technical direction on voice and data communications installation, operation, and maintenance transfers to assessing telecommunications needs and coordinating system modifications.

How to prepare: Create a sample telecommunications upgrade proposal with user requirements, a Microsoft Visio system diagram, and an installation coordination plan.

What the civilian work involves
  • Consult with users, administrators, and engineers to identify business and technical requirements for proposed system modifications or technology purchases.
  • Implement system renovation projects in collaboration with technical staff, engineering consultants, installers, and vendors.
  • Assess existing facilities' needs for new or modified telecommunications systems.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 25A Signal Operations

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 25A (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Wide area network operations oversight, Voice and data communications technical advising, Spectrum management for battlefield automated systems, Communications unit maintenance and resource planning, Computer and Information Systems Managers (O*NET 11-3021.00), Telecommunications Engineering Specialists (O*NET 15-1241.01)

  2. O*NET: Computer and Information Systems Managers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Computer and Information Systems Managers (O*NET 11-3021.00)

  3. O*NET: Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Telecommunications Engineering Specialists (O*NET 15-1241.01)

Defense contractor jobs for 25A

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