Navy NEC · Intelligence

9KBP Kabre

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

Overview

A sailor with the Kabre specialty is proficient in the Kabre language. The Navy uses this enlisted classification to identify that foreign language proficiency.

Core Skills

  • Kabre language proficiency
  • oral interpretation
  • written translation
  • cultural analysis
  • foreign language testing
  • intelligence reporting
  • source communication
  • linguistic research
  • cross cultural communication

Civilian Software & Tools

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Productivity software

Civilian Career Paths

  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Human Intelligence
  • Open Source Intelligence
  • Training and Education

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • CompTIA Security+

Career Growth

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Also Common

  • CoreCHI Certification

What the Work Involves

  • Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
  • Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
  • Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.
  • Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.
  • Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.

Related Occupations

  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
  • Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.

Defense contractor jobs for 9KBP

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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