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183X Intelligence Officer

Overview

An Intelligence Officer helps collect, evaluate, and disseminate naval intelligence for surface, air, and antisubmarine warfare units and operational staffs. The officer participates in reconnaissance and prisoner interrogations, maintains intelligence plots and order of battle information, and prepares reports and estimates.

Core Skills

  • all-source intelligence analysis
  • threat assessment and risk analysis
  • order of battle development and maintenance
  • report writing and intelligence production
  • briefing senior leaders
  • collection management and requirements
  • geospatial and imagery interpretation
  • targeting support and indications and warning
  • classified information handling and OPSEC
  • critical thinking and structured analysis

Civilian Software & Tools

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Python
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Microsoft Word

Civilian Career Paths

  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Geospatial Intelligence
  • Open Source Intelligence
  • Project Management

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification (IFPC)
  • Certified Department of Defense All-Source Analyst I (CDASA-I)
  • Certified Collection Management Professional: Fundamental (CCMP-F)
  • GEOINT Professional Certification Fundamentals (GPC-F)

Career Growth

  • Joint Intelligence Planner-Proficiency Level I (JIP-I)
  • GIAC Strategic OSINT Analyst (GSOA)
  • Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

What the Work Involves

  • Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
  • Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
  • Prepare management reports defining and evaluating problems and recommending solutions.
  • Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
  • Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.

Related Occupations

  • Project Management Specialists
  • Information Technology Project Managers
  • Data Scientists
  • Business Continuity Planners

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

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Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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