Navy NEC · Combat & Infantry
821G GWOT IA/ILO Combat Training (NIACT)-Not Deployed
Current service use not established
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
A nondeployed GWOT IA/ILO combat trainee receives combat survival instruction for orders supporting the US Army in combat zones. The training covers convoy operations, forward operating base force protection, security procedures, and urban combat operations, and the designation applies to Sailors who have not completed a boots on the ground tour.
Core Skills
- Combat survival in convoy operations
- Forward operating base force protection
- Urban combat operations training
Notes & Sources
- NEC 821G documents combat survival training without a boots-on-the-ground tour; it does not establish deployed combat experience.
Evidence for this guidance (1 document)
- NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 821G
[1] NEC entry "821G - GWOT IA/ILO Combat Training (NIACT)-Not Deployed"; cached text line 21384; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Combat survival in convoy operations, Forward operating base force protection, Urban combat operations training
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