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CHEY Hebrew Advanced Language

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

Overview

A Hebrew Advanced Language specialist listens to Hebrew 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

  • Hebrew listening comprehension at ILR level 3
  • Hebrew reading comprehension at ILR level 3

Civilian Career Paths

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Hebrew Translator

Reading Hebrew material at ILR level 3 in support of Fleet, National and/or Cyber missions provides a source-language comprehension foundation for written translation.

How to prepare: Prepare a translation sample from a public Hebrew text into your intended target language and have a professional translator review its accuracy and writing quality to identify training needs.

What the civilian work involves
  • 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

  • Verified CHEY duties establish Hebrew listening and reading proficiency at ILR level 3, not speaking, writing, or professional translation production.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC CHEY

    [1] NEC entry "CHEY - Hebrew Advanced Language"; cached text line 2590; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

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

  2. O*NET: Interpreters and Translators

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

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