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9SOU Paktai

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

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Overview

Sailors in the Paktai specialty possess proficiency in the Paktai language. This Navy Enlisted Classification identifies that foreign language proficiency.

Notes & Sources

  • NEC 9SOU is a language capability code for Paktai. The Navy Enlisted Classification manual lists 9SOU in the language table under '9ACH-9ZUN - Language Capability (Personnel Only)', which identifies a foreign language in which an individual is proficient.
  • 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)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): Language Capability (Personnel Only), NEC 9SOU (Paktai)

    [1] Family entry '9ACH-9ZUN - Language Capability (Personnel Only)' at normalized cached-text line 22768 (raw file line 22411); language table row '9SOU PAKTAI' at normalized cached-text line 23069 (raw file line 22706); 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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