Navy NEC · Intelligence
9TAM Tamil
A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
A Tamil language specialist meets a foreign language proficiency requirement in Tamil. This Navy Enlisted Classification identifies qualified personnel for billets requiring that proficiency.
Core Skills
- tamil language proficiency
- spoken language interpretation
- written translation
- cultural advising
- source interviewing
- open source research
- linguistic quality control
- intelligence reporting
- 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
- ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
Career Growth
- Certified Translation Professional (CTP)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
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.
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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