Navy NEC · Combat & Infantry

V95B DDG 1000 ZUMWALT Class MK 57 Vertical Launching System (VLS) Maintenance Technician

Current service use not established

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

Overview

MK 57 Vertical Launching System maintenance technicians perform maintenance duties on the launching system. Their responsibility covers the MK 57 VLS aboard DDG 1000 Zumwalt class ships.

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

MK 57 VLS maintenance aboard DDG 1000 ships provides specialized equipment-maintenance experience relevant to industrial equipment repair.

How to prepare: Complete hands-on industrial electronics troubleshooting training focused on diagnosing faults with test equipment.

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.
  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.

Notes & Sources

  • The verified duty entry identifies MK 57 VLS maintenance but does not establish component-level electronics repair, diagnostic methods, or test-equipment experience.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V95B

    [1] NEC entry "V95B - DDG 1000 ZUMWALT Class MK 57 Vertical Launching System (VLS) Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 15757; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: 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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