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46Z Chief Public Affairs NCO

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Overview

Chief Public Affairs NCOs supervise personnel performing 46Q and 46R duties at skill level 3 and below, along with Army public affairs programs and radio and television broadcasting. They advise commanders and public affairs officers on public affairs matters, assess information for public release, and develop, coordinate, supervise, and participate in plans and policies pertaining to organizations, training, and operations.

Core Skills

  • Public release accuracy and timing review
  • Radio and television broadcast supervision

Civilian Career Paths

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Public Relations Specialists

Advising commanders on information release, public information, and community relations provides directly transferable experience for civilian public relations work.

How to prepare: Build a civilian-facing portfolio with a sample press release, a release-timing rationale, and a community outreach plan.

What the civilian work involves
  • Respond to requests for information from the media or designate an appropriate spokesperson or information source.
  • Plan or direct development or communication of programs to maintain favorable public or stockholder perceptions of an organization's accomplishments, agenda, or environmental responsibility.
  • Establish or maintain cooperative relationships with representatives of community, consumer, employee, or public interest groups.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Canva
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 46Z Chief Public Affairs NCO

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 46Z (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank enlisted, authority codeType enlisted

    Supports: Public release accuracy and timing review, Radio and television broadcast supervision, Public Relations Specialists (O*NET 27-3031.00)

  2. O*NET: Public Relations Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Public Relations Specialists (O*NET 27-3031.00)

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Predecessor codes

Historical codes with documented links to 46Z. Each history page explains the change.

46Q4Public Affairs Specialist46R4Public Affairs Broadcast Specialist84ZPublic Affairs Chief

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