Navy NEC · Support
857A Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) Staff
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
A Theater Special Operations Command Staff specialist performs staff duties involving strategic guidance, resourcing, and interactions between United States Special Operations Command and theater commands. This enlisted specialist examines irregular warfare, command and control, and directorate capabilities and concerns, explores how to work across joint, interagency, and international communities, and creates plans and campaign designs during senior mentor led exercises.
Minimum clearance: Secret
Core Skills
- Campaign planning and design in mentored exercises
- Irregular warfare and command-and-control concepts
- Joint, interagency, and international staff coordination concepts
Notes & Sources
Evidence for this guidance (1 document)
- NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 857A
[1] NEC entry "857A - Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) Staff"; cached text line 22310; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Campaign planning and design in mentored exercises, Irregular warfare and command-and-control concepts, Joint, interagency, and international staff coordination concepts
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