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V08A Combat Systems Maintenance Manager (CSMM) Military Specification (MILSPEC) Management

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Overview

The Combat Systems Maintenance Manager directs, integrates, and manages combat systems maintenance for the Systems Test Officer. The manager evaluates material and operational readiness, manages system alignment, and oversees AEGIS Weapon System Baselines 5 and lower using MILSPEC computers.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Combat systems material and operational readiness assessment
  • Integrated combat system alignment management
  • AEGIS baseline 5 and earlier MILSPEC management

Civilian Career Paths

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Directing and integrating combat systems maintenance and evaluating equipment readiness transfers directly to technical maintenance supervision.

How to prepare: Build a maintenance-supervision work sample showing how you coordinated maintenance, assessed readiness, and verified completion, using only releasable information.

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.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Project

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Combat system alignment management, readiness assessment, and working knowledge of MILSPEC equipment provide a systems-level foundation for electronics maintenance and testing.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics testing lab covering schematic interpretation and test-equipment setup to develop and demonstrate bench-level skills beyond maintenance oversight.

What the civilian work involves
  • Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
  • Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V08A

    [1] NEC entry "V08A - Combat Systems Maintenance Manager (CSMM) Military Specification (MILSPEC) Management"; cached text line 13054; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Combat systems material and operational readiness assessment, Integrated combat system alignment management, AEGIS baseline 5 and earlier MILSPEC management, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (O*NET 49-1011.00), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  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 Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

Defense contractor jobs for V08A

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