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5948 Aviation RADAR Technician

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Overview

An Aviation RADAR Technician installs, operates, tests, adjusts, aligns, and repairs Marine Air Command Control Systems air defense radar systems and Identification Friend or Foe equipment. This technician troubleshoots fiber optic cables, local area networks, computers, servers, and radar software and firmware, while also supervising maintenance activities and coordinating repairs and parts requisitions.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Minimum ASVAB: EL 110

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

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: navmc-1200-1l-fy26 (source date 2025-03). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Identification friend or foe equipment maintenance
  • Fiber optic and switched network troubleshooting
  • Radar server, software, and firmware maintenance
  • Repair evacuation and replacement parts coordination

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Installing, performance-testing, aligning, and repairing radar and identification equipment transfers directly to electronic equipment diagnosis and repair.

How to prepare: Complete a practical troubleshooting exercise on commercial electronic equipment and document the fault, test results, repair, and final performance check.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
  • Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or military establishments.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Computer Network Support Specialists

Troubleshooting switched local area networks, fiber optic cables, servers, and end-user computers provides directly relevant experience for network support.

How to prepare: Build a small switched-network lab with a server and workstation, then practice isolating connectivity faults and documenting each resolution.

What the civilian work involves
  • Identify the causes of networking problems, using diagnostic testing software and equipment.
  • Document network support activities.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Windows Server

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

    Document foundational electronics, circuit, and test-equipment knowledge for commercial equipment repair.

    For: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

  • CompTIA Network+

    Broaden radar-network maintenance experience into vendor-neutral civilian networking and troubleshooting knowledge.

    For: Computer Network Support Specialists

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (5 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 5948

    [1] MOS 5948 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 47678; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Identification friend or foe equipment maintenance, Fiber optic and switched network troubleshooting, Radar server, software, and firmware maintenance, Repair evacuation and replacement parts coordination, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00), Computer Network Support Specialists (O*NET 15-1231.00)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  3. O*NET: Computer Network Support Specialists

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Computer Network Support Specialists (O*NET 15-1231.00)

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

    [4] 5948 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

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

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

  5. COOL credential mapping: CompTIA Network+

    [6] 5948 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: CompTIA Network+

    [7]CompTIA: Network+ (Plus) certification exam details · Exam details; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: CompTIA Network+

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