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9APD Arabic-Sudanese
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
An enlisted sailor with the Sudanese Arabic designation possesses the foreign language proficiency required for billets and personnel. This Navy enlisted classification identifies that required proficiency in Sudanese Arabic.
Notes & Sources
- NEC 9APD is a language capability code for Arabic-Sudanese. The Navy Enlisted Classification manual lists 9APD in the language table under '9ACE-9ZHO - Language Capability (Billets and Personnel)', which identifies proficiency in a foreign language required for billets and personnel.
- The code records measured language proficiency (Interagency Language Roundtable scale, with annual recertification), not interpreter, translator or cryptologic-linguist duties, so occupation-specific skills, career paths and credentials are not published from this identifier alone.
Evidence for this guidance (1 document)
- NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): Language Capability (Billets and Personnel), NEC 9APD (Arabic-Sudanese)
[1] Family entry '9ACE-9ZHO - Language Capability (Billets and Personnel)' at normalized cached-text line 22592 (raw file line 22238); language table row '9APD ARABIC-SUDANESE' at normalized cached-text line 22607 (raw file line 22253); Note 2 awarding criteria at normalized cached-text lines 22747-22761 (raw file lines 22390-22404)
Supports: Specialty definition
Source review recorded September 24, 2026.
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