Navy NEC · Intelligence
C25A Master Cryptologic Language Analyst
A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
Overview
A Master Cryptologic Language Analyst performs advanced cryptolinguistic duties using professional foreign language proficiency. The analyst supervises collection, language processing, analysis, target development, and signals intelligence reporting, conducts quality control, and advises on relevant cultural and regional factors.
Core Skills
- foreign language proficiency
- cryptolinguistic analysis
- language collection supervision
- translation quality control
- target development
- signals intelligence reporting
- cultural regional analysis
- analyst team leadership
- multidisciplinary mission support
Civilian Software & Tools
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Productivity software
Civilian Career Paths
- Intelligence Analysis
- Signals Intelligence
- Human Intelligence
- Training and Education
Training & Development
Getting Started
- ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
- ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT)
- Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification (IFPC)
Career Growth
- American Translators Association (ATA) Certification, relevant language
- Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD)
What the Work Involves
- Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.
- Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.
- Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.
- Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.
- Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.
Related Occupations
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Typical preparation for these civilian roles: a four-year degree or equivalent experience.
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Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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