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9LAT Latin

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

Overview

A sailor with the Latin specialty demonstrates proficiency in Latin. This enlisted Navy classification identifies Latin as a foreign language in which the sailor is proficient.

Core Skills

  • latin language proficiency
  • text translation
  • philological analysis
  • language testing
  • historical research
  • cultural knowledge
  • terminology management
  • research writing
  • information handling

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
  • Training and Education
  • Administration

Training & Development

Getting Started

  • Digital Archives Specialist Certificate

Career Growth

  • Certified Records Manager (CRM)
  • Digital Archives Specialist Certificate

Also Common

  • Insights Professional Certification (IPC)

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 9LAT

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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