Navy NEC · Intelligence
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
An Advanced Signals Analyst performs advanced acquisition and analysis of communications signals. The analyst also reports on the communications signals examined.
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Advanced communications signal analysis and reporting provide a foundation for DIA's broader analysis of foreign military capabilities.
How to prepare: Draft a foreign military capabilities assessment using public sources to practice for DIA's writing test and panel interview. DIA requires U.S. citizenship and a security clearance, with background vetting, drug screening, and any required medical and counterintelligence-scope polygraph examinations.
[1] NEC entry "C19A - Advanced Signals Analyst"; cached text line 3021; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Advanced communications signal acquisition, Reporting on advanced communications signals, 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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