Navy NEC · Combat & Infantry

718B Crew Served Weapons (CSW) Instructor

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

Overview

A Crew Served Weapons Instructor trains command personnel to qualify as antiterrorism watchstanders and crew served weapons operators. The instructor helps develop and conduct antiterrorism exercises, casualty control drills, and tactical employment training, maintains the command training program, and assists with readiness and vulnerability assessments.

Core Skills

  • Anti-terrorism exercise planning and conduct
  • Crew-served weapons casualty control drills
  • Readiness and vulnerability assessment support

Civilian Career Paths

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Security Training Specialist

Training anti-terrorism watchstanders and maintaining a crew-served weapons training program directly support security-focused workforce instruction.

How to prepare: Build a civilian training portfolio sample containing a non-sensitive security lesson, an exercise scenario, and a performance checklist.

What the civilian work involves
  • Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
  • Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
  • Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 718B

    [1] NEC entry "718B - Crew Served Weapons (CSW) Instructor"; cached text line 16887; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Anti-terrorism exercise planning and conduct, Crew-served weapons casualty control drills, Readiness and vulnerability assessment support, Security Training Specialist (O*NET 13-1151.00)

  2. O*NET: Training and Development Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Security Training Specialist (O*NET 13-1151.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 718B

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