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NCR Navy Counselor (Recruiter)

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Overview

A Navy Counselor Recruiter develops recruiting plans, analyzes market trends, and coordinates prospecting, interviewing, processing, classification, and onboarding activities. Navy Counselor Recruiters present Navy career opportunities, mentor recruiting personnel and candidates, build community relationships, manage resources, and enforce recruiting policies.

Minimum ASVAB: GS+MK+VE 156

ASVAB policy: Not policy-reviewed · coverage unknown · as of 2026-10-19

Program scope has not been reviewed.

Policy applicability and coverage of the program's score routes have not been reviewed. Shown-route arithmetic is not an eligibility decision.

Source: milpersman-1306-618-rating-list-2026-04 (source date 2026-04). Policy applicability has not been established.

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Core Skills

  • Recruiting plan adjustment through market analysis
  • Applicant processing, classification, and onboarding coordination
  • Media, educator, and civic leader networking
  • Career presentations for candidates and families

Civilian Career Paths

Career associations are editorial assessments of the cited evidence, not an official crosswalk unless the evidence explicitly says so. O*NET supplies civilian occupation information, not proof of a military match. Related experience does not confer civilian qualifications. Tasks and tools below describe civilian work, not military training.

Human Resources Specialists

Coordinating prospecting, interviewing, applicant processing, and onboarding transfers directly to recruiting-focused human resources work.

How to prepare: Complete a civilian hiring-compliance course covering Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What the civilian work involves
  • Interpret and explain human resources policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.
  • Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
  • Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Workday software

Advertising and Promotions Managers

Recruiting market analysis, marketing coordination, and media networking provide a foundation for planning and coordinating promotional campaigns.

How to prepare: Build a sample promotional campaign plan that translates recruiting-market analysis into audience selection, promotional materials, and media placement decisions.

What the civilian work involves
  • Plan and prepare advertising and promotional material to increase sales of products or services, working with customers, company officials, sales departments, and advertising agencies.
  • Coordinate with the media to disseminate advertising.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol I (NEOCS, Jan 2026 edition): NAVY COUNSELOR (RECRUITER) (NCR)

    [1] Rating chapter "SCOPE OF RATING"; cached text line 56927; NAVPERS 18068F Vol I, 2026-01 edition

    Supports: Recruiting plan adjustment through market analysis, Applicant processing, classification, and onboarding coordination, Media, educator, and civic leader networking, Career presentations for candidates and families, Human Resources Specialists (O*NET 13-1071.00), Advertising and Promotions Managers (O*NET 11-2011.00)

  2. O*NET: Human Resources Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Human Resources Specialists (O*NET 13-1071.00)

  3. O*NET: Advertising and Promotions Managers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Advertising and Promotions Managers (O*NET 11-2011.00)

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