Army MOS · Intelligence

35S Signals Acquisition/Exploitation Analyst

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Overview

Signals acquisition and exploitation analysts conduct and supervise the tasking, survey, collection, geolocation, processing, and exploitation of foreign signals through technical signals intelligence and communications intelligence analysis. They disseminate findings across tactical, operational, and strategic levels, assist with collection management, and operate cryptologic equipment.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Minimum ASVAB: ST 101

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-18

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: smartbook-611-21-ch10c-fy2025 (source date 2025-12). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Foreign-signal survey and geolocation
  • Technical and communications intelligence exploitation
  • Collection tasking and collection management support
  • Operation of cryptologic collection equipment

Civilian Career Paths

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DIA Analysis Officer

TechSIGINT and COMINT exploitation, signal geolocation, and intelligence dissemination provide a foundation for DIA's broader analysis of foreign military capabilities.

How to prepare: Prepare an unclassified foreign-military capability assessment to practice for DIA's writing test and panel interview. DIA requires U.S. citizenship, background vetting, security-clearance approval, drug screening, and any required medical examinations or counterintelligence polygraph.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 35S Signals Acquisition/Exploitation Analyst

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 35S (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Foreign-signal survey and geolocation, Technical and communications intelligence exploitation, Collection tasking and collection management support, Operation of cryptologic collection equipment, DIA Analysis Officer

  2. Defense Intelligence Agency: Analysis Career Field

    [2] Career Specifics, Military Capabilities, Applying to Be an Analyst; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: DIA Analysis Officer

  3. Defense Intelligence Agency: Hiring Process

    [3] Opening hiring overview and Employment Criteria, Initial Employment; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: DIA Analysis Officer

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Predecessor codes

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