Navy NEC · Intelligence

9TIG Tigre

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

Overview

A sailor in the Tigre language specialty serves as enlisted personnel with proficiency in Tigre. The classification identifies Tigre as the foreign language in which the sailor is proficient.

Core Skills

  • tigre language proficiency
  • foreign language interpretation
  • translation and transcription
  • linguistic analysis
  • cross cultural communication
  • language proficiency testing
  • research and information synthesis
  • secure information handling
  • oral and written briefing

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

  • Human Intelligence
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Training and Education

Training & Development

Also Common

  • CoreCHI Certification
  • GIAC Security Operations Manager (GSOM)
  • GIAC Security Operations Certified (GSOC)

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 9TIG

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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