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862A Navy Reserve Order Writing System (NROWS) Orders Specialist

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

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Overview

A Navy Reserve Order Writing System orders specialist processes and approves Active Duty for Training, Annual Training, Inactive Duty Training Travel, and associated travel orders. The specialist works in the Navy Reserve Order Writing System and Defense Travel System for Selected Reserve and Inactive Ready Reserve Sailors at installations ashore and commands afloat under the Order Writing Authority's supervision.

Core Skills

  • Reserve training order processing in NROWS
  • Defense Travel System travel order approval

Civilian Career Paths

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Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

Processing Reserve training and travel orders in NROWS and DTS provides transferable experience with travel documentation and computerized travel workflows.

How to prepare: Complete introductory computer reservation system training focused on passenger reservations and ticketing.

What the civilian work involves
  • Examine passenger documentation to determine destinations and to assign boarding passes.
  • Confer with customers to determine their service requirements and travel preferences.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Computer reservation system CRS software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC 862A

    [1] NEC entry "862A - Navy Reserve Order Writing System (NROWS) Orders Specialist"; cached text line 22389; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Reserve training order processing in NROWS, Defense Travel System travel order approval, Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks (O*NET 43-4181.00)

  2. O*NET: Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks (O*NET 43-4181.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 862A

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