Navy NEC · Intelligence
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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.
A Joint Targeting School graduate integrates, prioritizes, and synchronizes joint plans, operations, and intelligence throughout the Joint Targeting Cycle to support commander objectives. They perform basic weaponeering for air to surface and surface to surface munitions and work as a certified Joint Battle Damage Assessment and Collateral Damage Estimate Analyst.
Minimum clearance: TS/SCI
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Integrating intelligence into joint targeting, assessing battle damage, and evaluating weapons effects provide a foundation for DIA's military capabilities analysis specialty.
How to prepare: Practice a military capabilities assessment using public sources to prepare for DIA's writing test and panel interview. DIA requires U.S. citizenship and a granted security clearance before hiring can be finalized.
[1] NEC entry "K38A - Joint Targeting School (JTS) Graduate"; cached text line 7190; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition
Supports: Joint targeting plans and intelligence integration, Basic weaponeering against surface targets, Joint battle damage assessment, Collateral damage estimation for targeting, 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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