Navy NEC · Aviation

W20A ASW/ASUW Tactical Air Control (ASTAC) Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI)

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

Overview

An ASW/ASUW Tactical Air Control Weapons and Tactics Instructor supervises the training and performance of tactical air controllers and their supervisors. The instructor helps commanders monitor, train, and evaluate controllers and advises theater commanders on aircraft employment tactics for Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare.

Core Skills

  • Tactical air controller performance evaluation
  • Antisubmarine and surface warfare aircraft employment advising
  • Shipboard tactical air control supervision

Civilian Career Paths

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Training and Development Specialists

Training, monitoring, and evaluating tactical air controllers transfers directly to specialist training work, particularly in maritime defense programs.

How to prepare: Build an unclassified training portfolio with a controller-training lesson, a practice exercise, and a performance-evaluation rubric for maritime defense training applications.

What the civilian work involves
  • Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
  • Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
  • Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC W20A

    [1] NEC entry "W20A - ASW/ASUW Tactical Air Control (ASTAC) Supervisor"; cached text line 16214; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Tactical air controller performance evaluation, Antisubmarine and surface warfare aircraft employment advising, Shipboard tactical air control supervision, Training and Development Specialists (O*NET 13-1151.00)

  2. O*NET: Training and Development Specialists

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Training and Development Specialists (O*NET 13-1151.00)

Defense contractor jobs for W20A

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