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T51A TRIDENT II Strategic Weapon System (SWS) MT Journeyman

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

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Overview

A TRIDENT II Strategic Weapon System MT Journeyman performs advanced Battle Stations Missile assignments, participates in missile handling, and operates Trident II D5 Backfit SWS subsystems. This technician performs organizational or intermediate level maintenance and operational readiness tests while following safety precautions for missile explosives, hydraulics, testing, and handling.

Core Skills

  • Organizational and intermediate weapon subsystem maintenance
  • Operational readiness testing of missile systems
  • Explosive and hydraulic safety during missile handling

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Organizational and intermediate maintenance of strategic weapon subsystems, combined with operational readiness testing, transfers to industrial equipment repair and functional testing.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting course to practice diagnosing civilian equipment faults with test instruments and circuit diagrams.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC T51A

    [1] NEC entry "T51A - TRIDENT II Strategic Weapon System (SWS) MT Journeyman"; cached text line 11088; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Organizational and intermediate weapon subsystem maintenance, Operational readiness testing of missile systems, Explosive and hydraulic safety during missile handling, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

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