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W000 Mineman (MN) Apprentice Technical Training (BL-1 )

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

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Overview

The Mineman apprentice trained at the BL-1 level performs journeyman-level Mineman tasks for sustainment or continuation training. The apprentice applies knowledge of electricity and electronics, including direct current, alternating current, analog devices, digital devices, and associated subsystems.

Core Skills

  • Direct and alternating current fundamentals
  • Analog and digital device fundamentals

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

W000 familiarity with direct current, alternating current, and analog and digital devices provides a foundation for electronics testing and maintenance work.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on electronics lab course covering schematic reading, test-equipment use, and component fault diagnosis.

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

  • The verified W000 entry documents electrical and electronic familiarity but does not specify repair, calibration, or test-equipment experience.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC W000

    [1] NEC entry "W000 - Mineman (MN) Apprentice Technical Training (BL-1)"; cached text line 15874; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Direct and alternating current fundamentals, Analog and digital device fundamentals, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

Defense contractor jobs for W000

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