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9TIR Tigrinya
Current service use not established
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
A sailor in the Tigrinya language specialty serves as enlisted personnel with proficiency in Tigrinya. The classification identifies that proficiency for personnel and billets that require the language.
Notes & Sources
- NEC 9TIR is a language capability code for Tigrinya. The Navy Enlisted Classification manual lists 9TIR in the language table under '9ACE-9ZHO - Language Capability (Billets and Personnel)', which identifies proficiency in a foreign language required for billets and personnel.
- 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)
- NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): Language Capability (Billets and Personnel), NEC 9TIR (Tigrinya)
[1] Family entry '9ACE-9ZHO - Language Capability (Billets and Personnel)' at normalized cached-text line 22592 (raw file line 22238); language table row '9TIR TIGRINYA' at normalized cached-text line 22730 (raw file line 22373); 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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