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9ARB Arabic (Modern Standard)
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
An enlisted sailor with the Modern Standard Arabic designation possesses the foreign language proficiency required for billets and personnel. This Navy enlisted classification identifies that required proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic.
Notes & Sources
- NEC 9ARB is a language capability code for Arabic (Modern Standard). The Navy Enlisted Classification manual lists 9ARB 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 9ARB (Arabic (Modern Standard))
[1] Family entry '9ACE-9ZHO - Language Capability (Billets and Personnel)' at normalized cached-text line 22592 (raw file line 22238); language table row '9ARB ARABIC (MODERN STANDARD)' at normalized cached-text line 22609 (raw file line 22255); 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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