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IT Information Systems Technician

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Overview

Information Systems Technicians transmit, receive, and process telecommunications while operating and managing computer networks, terminals, and processing equipment. They establish and maintain computer systems, voice systems, and physical network infrastructure, and they support tactical command, control, communications, and computer systems at sea.

Minimum ASVAB: MK+EI+GS 162 or AFQT 65

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: uscg-aschool-2026-08 (source date 2026-08). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Command and control systems administration
  • Operational networks and communications infrastructure management

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Coast Guard ITs manage networks, servers, and communications infrastructure supporting command and control, directly overlapping civilian network and systems administration.

How to prepare: Build a small server-and-network lab and document configuration, a backup-and-restore test, and resolution of a simulated connectivity fault.

What the civilian work involves
  • Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
  • Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Bash

Training & Development

Choose credentials for your target role. COOL funding markers describe program listings, not a guarantee of eligibility or funding.

Getting Started

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) · Funded

    Develop and validate network fundamentals, IP connectivity, and IP services knowledge for civilian network administration.

    For: Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Career Growth

  • CompTIA Security+ · Funded

    Strengthen security knowledge for systems administration; CompTIA recommends Network+ and two years in a security or systems administrator role as preparation.

    For: Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. USCG authority snapshot: IT Information Systems Technician

    [1] data/authority/coast_guard-codes.json entry IT (COOL USCG MOC Feed (uscg.json) + Go Coast Guard - Enlisted Careers (gocoastguard.com)); fetched 2026-07-25

    Supports: Command and control systems administration, Operational networks and communications infrastructure management, Network and Computer Systems Administrators (O*NET 15-1244.00)

  2. O*NET: Network and Computer Systems Administrators

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Network and Computer Systems Administrators (O*NET 15-1244.00)

  3. COOL credential mapping: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

    [3] IT cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

    [4]Cisco: CCNA certification · How to earn your CCNA, Core exam 200-301 CCNA; updated 31 August 2026, retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

  4. COOL credential mapping: CompTIA Security+

    [5] IT cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: CompTIA Security+

  5. CompTIA Security+ exam details

    [6] Exam details, recommended experience

    Supports: CompTIA Security+

Defense contractor jobs for IT

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