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CQBY Spanish Advanced Language

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

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Overview

A sailor in the Spanish Advanced Language specialty listens to Spanish audio and reads written material at the advanced level. This work applies Interagency Language Roundtable level 3 proficiency in support of Fleet, National, or Cyber missions.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • ILR 3 Spanish listening comprehension
  • ILR 3 Spanish reading comprehension

Civilian Career Paths

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Spanish Translator

Advanced Spanish reading in support of Fleet, National, or Cyber missions provides a foundation for understanding Spanish source material in translation work.

How to prepare: Translate a public Spanish document into your intended target language and have an experienced translator assess accuracy, terminology, and writing quality.

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

  • The NEC documents ILR 3 reading and listening, but does not establish speaking, writing, or translation performance.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC CQBY

    [1] NEC entry "CQBY - Spanish Advanced Language"; cached text line 2703; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

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

  2. O*NET: Interpreters and Translators

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

Defense contractor jobs for CQBY

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