7525 Naval Flight Officer (NFO), Qualified F/A-18D Weapons Systems Officer (WSO)

Core Skills

• mission planning and execution
• weapons systems employment and integration
• tactical data link and sensor management
• supporting arms coordination
• situational awareness and decision making under pressure
• intelligence collection and reporting from airborne platforms
• briefing and debriefing aircrew and commanders
• risk management and deconfliction
• technical and tactical report writing
• cross-functional coordination with ground and naval forces

Civilian Career Paths

• Intelligence Analysis
• Aviation Management
• Project Management
• Training and Education

Training & Development

What the Work Involves

• Validate known intelligence with data from other sources.
• Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases.
• Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members.
• Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records.
• Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.