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B19A Seabee Technical Security Specialist (STSS)

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

Overview

The Seabee Technical Security Specialist builds, repairs, and maintains technical security infrastructure at remote locations worldwide. This specialist establishes, maintains, and supervises construction security programs and assists with technical security countermeasure surveillance.

Minimum clearance: Secret at entry, TS/SCI to maintain

Core Skills

  • Remote-site security infrastructure construction and repair
  • Construction security program setup and oversight
  • Technical security countermeasure surveillance assistance

Civilian Career Paths

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Security Management Specialists

Building and maintaining technical security infrastructure and establishing construction security programs transfer directly to evaluating physical security installations and recommending improvements.

How to prepare: Create a sample physical security inspection report for a hypothetical construction site, linking installation findings to applicable standards and recommended corrective actions.

What the civilian work involves
  • Assess the nature and level of physical security threats so that the scope of the problem can be determined.
  • Recommend improvements in security systems or procedures.
  • Inspect physical security design features, installations, or programs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Adobe Acrobat

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC B19A

    [1] NEC entry "B19A - Seabee Technical Security Specialist (STSS)"; cached text line 2355; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Remote-site security infrastructure construction and repair, Construction security program setup and oversight, Technical security countermeasure surveillance assistance, Security Management Specialists (O*NET 13-1199.07)

  2. O*NET: Security Management Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Security Management Specialists (O*NET 13-1199.07)

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