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5955 Ground Control Station Technician

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Overview

A Ground Control Station Technician oversees daily maintenance, installation, programming, upgrades, and troubleshooting for MQ-9 ground control stations and related command and control equipment. This technician supports local and remote flight operations, enforces cybersecurity and information security measures, coordinates secure data links with satellite communication providers, and supervises maintenance activities.

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

  • Secure aircrew-to-aircraft satellite link coordination
  • Local and remote flight operations support
  • Cybersecurity compliance for command and control equipment
  • Repair evacuation and replacement parts coordination

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Ground control station installation, troubleshooting, maintenance reporting, and repair coordination transfer directly to electronic equipment service work.

How to prepare: Complete a practical fault-diagnosis exercise on commercial electronic equipment and document the tests, repair, and return-to-service checks.

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

Avionics Technicians

MQ-9 ground control equipment troubleshooting and aviation communications installation provide relevant experience for avionics testing and maintenance.

How to prepare: Take a hands-on avionics testing course focused on aircraft components and assemblies, since the verified duties center on ground control equipment rather than aircraft-installed systems.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
  • Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
  • Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Installing, programming, upgrading, and troubleshooting ground control and command and control equipment provides a foundation for systems administration.

How to prepare: Build a Linux lab that demonstrates system configuration, network fault diagnosis, and backup restoration to develop enterprise administration skills beyond mission equipment support.

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

Training & Development

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Getting Started

  • Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

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

    For: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

  • ASTM NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET)

    Validate electronics principles, equipment maintenance practices, and aircraft fundamentals for the transition into avionics work.

    Eligibility and preparation: No mandatory education, experience, or prior certification is required to take the AET examination.

    For: Avionics Technicians

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (7 documents)
  1. NAVMC 1200.1L (FY26, in force): MOS 5955

    [1] MOS 5955 section "a. Summary"; cached text line 48007; NAVMC 1200.1L signed 2025-03-07, in force until 2026-10-01

    Supports: Secure aircrew-to-aircraft satellite link coordination, Local and remote flight operations support, Cybersecurity compliance for command and control equipment, Repair evacuation and replacement parts coordination, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00), Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00), Network and Computer Systems Administrators (O*NET 15-1244.00)

    [3]NAVMC 1200.1L MOS 5955: Related SOC titles · MOS 5955 section "e. Related Standard Occupational Classification"

    Supports: Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00)

  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: Avionics Technicians

    [4] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Avionics Technicians (O*NET 49-2091.00)

  4. O*NET: Network and Computer Systems Administrators

    [5] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

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

    [6] 5955 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

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

    Supports: Associate Electronics Technician (CETa)

  6. COOL credential mapping: ASTM NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET)

    [8] 5955 cached COOL credential feed

    Supports: ASTM NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET)

  7. SpaceTEC Partners, Inc.: Qualifications for ASTM NCATT Certifications

    [9] Sole qualifications statement on page; retrieved 2026-09-23

    Supports: ASTM NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET)

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