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805B Naval Special Warfare (NSW) High Risk Instructor, Special Warfare Community

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

Overview

A Naval Special Warfare high risk instructor directs teaching and learning activities in formal Navy high risk training environments. The instructor delivers training material, administers tests, and counsels students on academic matters.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • High-risk training safety documentation
  • Stress and motivation principles instruction
  • Student assessment and academic counseling
  • Training evaluation and curriculum maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Training and Development Specialists

Delivering formalized instruction, administering tests, evaluating training, and maintaining curricula transfer directly to workplace training delivery and course improvement.

How to prepare: Build a civilian workplace-training sample with a lesson plan, presentation, learner assessment, and a plan for evaluating training effectiveness.

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.
  • Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Excel

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 805B

    [1] NEC entry "805B - Naval Special Warfare (NSW) High Risk Instructor, Special Warfare Community"; cached text line 20701; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: High-risk training safety documentation, Stress and motivation principles instruction, Student assessment and academic counseling, Training evaluation and curriculum maintenance, Training and Development Specialists (O*NET 13-1151.00)

  2. O*NET: Training and Development Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Training and Development Specialists (O*NET 13-1151.00)

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