Navy NEC · Combat & Infantry

807A Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Instructor

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

Overview

A Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape instructor conducts formal Code of Conduct training for personnel at high risk of capture. The instructor qualifies in current SERE tactics, techniques, procedures, and all phases of SERE training while demonstrating knowledge of Code of Conduct and SERE fundamentals.

Core Skills

  • Code of Conduct instruction for high-risk personnel
  • SERE fundamentals under Defense and Navy guidance

Civilian Career Paths

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Training and Development Specialists

Conducting formal Code of Conduct training for personnel at high risk of capture provides directly transferable experience in delivering job-focused instruction.

How to prepare: Build a sample workplace training lesson with a learning objective, participant exercise, and knowledge check to demonstrate civilian training delivery.

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.
  • Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 807A

    [1] NEC entry "807A - Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Instructor"; cached text line 20805; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Code of Conduct instruction for high-risk personnel, SERE fundamentals under Defense and Navy guidance, 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)

Defense contractor jobs for 807A

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