Navy NEC · Support
826A Correctional Custody Specialist Ashore
A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
A Correctional Custody Specialist Ashore supervises prisoners, detainees, and awardees while maintaining security at naval places of confinement and correctional custody units. This specialist controls sally ports, cell blocks, dormitories, and perimeter posts, conducts searches, manages tools and keys, escorts individuals, and responds to fires, disturbances, and riots.
Core Skills
- correctional custody operations
- prisoner and detainee supervision
- facility access control
- cell block security
- sally port operations
- search and escort procedures
- key and tool control
- behavioral guidance
- emergency and riot response
Civilian Software & Tools
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Civilian Career Paths
- Corrections
- Law Enforcement
- Physical Security
- Emergency Management
Training & Development
Getting Started
- State Corrections Officer Certification
- First Aid/CPR/AED Certification
- State POST Certification
Career Growth
- American Correctional Association Certified Corrections Officer
- Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
- CCP-Administration
Also Common
- Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC)
What the Work Involves
- Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
- Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
- Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
- Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
- Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
Related Occupations
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Bailiffs
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a high school diploma and some on-the-job training.
Equivalent Roles in Other Branches
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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