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0871 Joint Fires and Effects Integrator

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Overview

A joint fires and effects integrator advises commanders and staffs on lethal and nonlethal fire support from mortars, artillery, naval surface fires, and fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The integrator plans, coordinates, and observes surface fires, employs laser designators and range finders, establishes voice and digital radio networks, and operates Marine Corps fire support systems.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Voice and digital radio network establishment
  • Laser designation and range finder operation
  • Terminal attack control for close air support

Civilian Career Paths

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Operating communications equipment and establishing voice and digital radio networks provide a foundation for learning civilian telecommunications installation and testing.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on telecommunications course covering equipment installation, circuit diagrams, and fault isolation with test meters.

What the civilian work involves
  • Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
  • Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
  • Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Cisco IOS

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    Build foundational knowledge of circuits, test equipment, electrical theory, and telecommunications fundamentals for installation and repair work.

    For: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 0871

    [1] MOS 0871 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 31367; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Voice and digital radio network establishment, Laser designation and range finder operation, Terminal attack control for close air support, Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00)

  2. O*NET: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00)

  3. COOL credential mapping: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    [3] 0871 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    [4]ETA International: Associate Certified Electronics Technician · CETa description and CETa Exam Info; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

Defense contractor jobs for 0871

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