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T53A TRIDENT II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) Missile Technician (MT) Advanced Operator

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating. Part of the Missile Technician rating

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Overview

A TRIDENT II Strategic Weapons System Missile Technician Advanced Operator supports Battle Stations Missile assignments and performs preventive maintenance under supervision. This operator qualifies for Control and Monitoring Panel watch and In-Port Fire Control Supervisor duties.

Core Skills

  • Strategic weapons preventive maintenance supervision
  • Control and Monitoring Panel watchstanding
  • In-port fire control system supervision

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.

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Supervising preventive maintenance on the TRIDENT II Strategic Weapons System transfers directly to overseeing equipment maintenance work and reviewing its completion.

How to prepare: Prepare an unclassified work-history summary showing the preventive maintenance you supervised, then compare it with the equipment and work-review responsibilities in target maintenance-supervisor openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Control and Monitoring Panel watchstanding and preventive maintenance supervision provide a systems-operation and maintenance foundation for industrial electronics work.

How to prepare: Take a hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting course covering test equipment and fault diagnosis to build repair skills beyond the verified watchstanding and supervisory duties.

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

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC T53A

    [1] NEC entry "T53A - TRIDENT II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) Missile Technician (MT) Advanced Operator"; cached text line 11130; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Strategic weapons preventive maintenance supervision, Control and Monitoring Panel watchstanding, In-port fire control system supervision, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00), Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  2. O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00)

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

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

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