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CCMY Chinese Mandarin Advanced Language

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

Overview

A Chinese Mandarin Advanced Language specialist listens to Mandarin audio and reads written material at the advanced level. This specialist applies proficiency at Interagency Language Roundtable level 3 to support Fleet, national, or cyber missions.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • ILR level 3 Mandarin listening comprehension
  • ILR level 3 Mandarin reading comprehension

Civilian Career Paths

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Mandarin Translator

Advanced Mandarin reading and listening in support of Fleet, National or Cyber missions provide a foundation for understanding source material for translation.

How to prepare: Create a translation sample from a public Mandarin text into your intended target language and have an experienced translator review its accuracy and written expression.

What the civilian work involves
  • 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.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Word

Notes & Sources

  • The verified duties establish Mandarin reading and listening proficiency, but do not document translation production, target-language writing proficiency or spoken interpreting ability.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC CCMY

    [1] NEC entry "CCMY - Chinese Mandarin Advanced Language"; cached text line 2551; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: ILR level 3 Mandarin listening comprehension, ILR level 3 Mandarin reading comprehension, Mandarin Translator (O*NET 27-3091.00)

  2. O*NET: Interpreters and Translators

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Mandarin Translator (O*NET 27-3091.00)

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