Navy NEC · Intelligence
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
An Intermediate Signals Analyst acquires and analyzes communications signals. The analyst also reports on those signals at the intermediate level.
Minimum clearance: TS/SCI
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Apprentice-level communications signal analysis and reporting provide a foundation for DIA's broader defense intelligence analysis work.
How to prepare: Prepare for DIA's writing test by drafting an assessment of a foreign military capability using public sources. DIA requires U.S. citizenship and security clearance approval before hiring is finalized, with background screening and any required counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
[1] NEC entry "C18A - Apprentice Signals Analyst"; cached text line 2997; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Acquisition of modern communications signals, Communications signal analysis and reporting, DIA Analysis Officer
[2] Career Specifics, Military Capabilities, Applying to Be an Analyst; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23
Supports: DIA Analysis Officer
[3] Opening hiring overview and Employment Criteria, Initial Employment; public page retrieved through Jina Reader 2026-09-23
Supports: DIA Analysis Officer
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