Navy NEC · Support
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
A Guitar Instrumentalist performs on primary or secondary instruments as a member of an authorized Navy band. They maintain assigned musical instruments and make minor repairs to them.
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Performing as an instrumentalist in Navy bands directly supports civilian ensemble performance work.
How to prepare: Prepare a recorded guitar audition set demonstrating your playing both solo and with an ensemble.
Maintaining and making minor repairs to assigned instruments provides a foundation for civilian instrument servicing.
How to prepare: Seek supervised guitar repair training that extends your documented minor-repair experience to component replacement and repair diagnosis.
[1] NEC entry "A12M - Guitar Instrumentalist"; cached text line 1462; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Primary or secondary instrument ensemble performance, Instrument maintenance and minor repairs, Guitarist (O*NET 27-2042.00), Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners (O*NET 49-9063.00)
[2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Guitarist (O*NET 27-2042.00)
[3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data
Supports: Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners (O*NET 49-9063.00)
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