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1799 Cyberspace Warfare Chief

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Overview

A Cyberspace Warfare Chief manages the conduct of cyber warfare, directly assists cyberspace warfare and weapons officers, and supports cyber warfare operators. The chief helps plan training, deployment, and implementation of cyber capabilities and resources using Joint and Marine Corps planning processes.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Joint and Marine Corps operational planning
  • Integrated cyber warfare plan development
  • Cyber capability deployment and resource planning

Civilian Career Paths

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Information Technology Project Managers

Planning and supporting the deployment and implementation of cyber capabilities transfers to coordinating cybersecurity technology projects.

How to prepare: Build a civilian project-plan sample for a hypothetical cyber capability rollout, including scope, resource needs, milestones, budget and acceptance criteria.

What the civilian work involves
  • Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
  • Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
  • Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Microsoft Excel

Information Security Analysts

Developing integrated cyber warfare plans and supporting cyber capability implementation provides a foundation for civilian information-security planning.

How to prepare: Complete a lab-based security assessment and produce a protection plan documenting risks, selected controls and test results to demonstrate hands-on skills beyond operational planning.

What the civilian work involves
  • Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
  • Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Excel

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

    Build civilian project-management terminology and methods if formal project-management preparation is needed.

    Eligibility and preparation: At least 18 years old, a secondary degree such as a high school diploma or GED, and at least 23 hours of project management education before the exam; no experience required.

    For: Information Technology Project Managers

  • CompTIA Security+ · Funded

    Develop baseline enterprise-security, security-event analysis and control-implementation knowledge for the analyst path.

    For: Information Security Analysts

Career Growth

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

    Validate project leadership after documenting qualifying project-management experience.

    Eligibility and preparation: Requires one education and project-management experience combination: secondary diploma plus 5 years, associate's degree or vocational trade school diploma plus 4 years, bachelor's degree or higher plus 3 years, or PMI GAC program bachelor's or postgraduate degree plus 2 years. Experience must fall within the last 10 years without double-counting overlapping projects. Also requires 35 hours of Project Professional training or an active CAPM. Starting December 1, 2026, live training must come from a PMI Authorized Training Partner, China Registered Education Provider, or eligible accredited higher-education program; online on-demand training is also an option.

    For: Information Technology Project Managers

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (8 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 1799

    [1] MOS 1799 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 34185; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Joint and Marine Corps operational planning, Integrated cyber warfare plan development, Cyber capability deployment and resource planning, Information Technology Project Managers (O*NET 15-1299.09), Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00)

  2. O*NET: Information Technology Project Managers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Information Technology Project Managers (O*NET 15-1299.09)

  3. O*NET: Information Security Analysts

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Information Security Analysts (O*NET 15-1212.00)

  4. COOL credential mapping: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

    [4] 1799 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

    [5]PMI: Certified Associate in Project Management eligibility · Check eligibility and prepare, Eligibility Requirements; retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

  5. COOL credential mapping: Project Management Professional (PMP)

    [6] 1799 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Project Management Professional (PMP)

  6. PMI: PMP How to Apply — education, experience, and training requirements

    [7] Check your eligibility: Education and Experience Requirements, Project Professional Training Requirements; retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23

    Supports: Project Management Professional (PMP)

  7. COOL credential mapping: CompTIA Security+

    [8] 1799 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: CompTIA Security+

  8. CompTIA Security+ exam details

    [9] Exam details, recommended experience

    Supports: CompTIA Security+

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