PROKNOW Ch1 U.S Navy Personnel

Unrestricted Line Officers

Serve in all warfare communities and are eligible for command opportunities both at sea and ashore. These are the primary officer communities in the Navy: aviation, submarine, surface, SEALs and EOD. The United States Naval Academy is committed to graduating Unrestricted Line Officers, but each year exceptions are made that allow midshipmen to be assigned Restricted Line and Staff Corps.

Restricted Line Officers

Highly specialized, technical services that directly support the missions of the United States Naval Service. Are not generally eligible for command at sea; however, they may command auxiliary vessels and various shore activities. Wear rank insignia identical to those of Unrestricted Line officers.

Staff Corps Officers

Highly specialized services necessary to naval installations, units, service members and their families. may command auxiliary vessels and various shore activities and may attain command within their own corps. They wear their rank on the right collar, and their corps insignia device on the left collar. The corps insignia replaces the star worn by officers on sleeves and shoulder boards.

Information Warfare - Line Warfighting Pillars

Assured Command and Control (C2)

Battlespace Awareness

Integrated Fires

Assured Command and Control (C2)

Assures secure and rapid sharing of information across all commands and most platforms.

Battlespace Awareness

The IW-L maintains awareness of the physical environment and threats posed by potential adversaries.

Integrated Fires

Cyberspace operations, electronic warfare, and information operations that are used to deny, disrupt, defeat, or manipulate an adversary’s capabilities.

The six IW-L officer communities.

METOC: Meteorology and Oceanography

CW: Cryptologic Warfare

CSWO: Communities Systems Warfare Officer

INTEL: Intelligence

CWE: Cyber Warfare Engineer

MSO: Maritime Space Officer

Cryptologic Warfare (CW)

Officers lead Navy IW missions in SIGINT, EW, IO, and integrated Fires, while maintaining adjacent knowledge in Cyberspace Operations. Serve both afloat and ashore. Typical sea tours include serving on surface combatants as ship’s crew, leading direct support teams to augment deployments, working with special operations forces and performing various roles under the Information Warfare Commander (IWC) as part of Strike Group staff. Typical shore assignments include positions at National Security Agency (NSA) sites, along with fleet, joint, and combatant command staff billets.

Communications Systems Warfare Officer (CSWO)

Operate, maintain, secure, plan, acquire, and integrate three network domains afloat and ashore. These domains are separated based on the classification of information being transmitted on them. NIPRNET, SIPRNET, JWICS

Cyber Warfare Engineer (CWE)

A corps of Officers that are highly trained in specialized areas of disruptive technologies, cyberspace development, and cyberspace operations.

Maritime Space Officer (MSO)

The Navy’s space professionals uniquely qualified to integrate joint space capabilities into maritime plans and operations. Leverage their skills, experience, and training in core positions in Fleet Maritime Operations Centers (MOCs), joint commands, the intelligence community, naval warfighting development centers, the Naval War College, and staff positions to support operations, as well as man, train and equip functions. The Navy’s subject matter experts on space.

The five IW-L enlisted communities.

AG: Aerographers Mate (insignia: ARROW)

CT: Cryptologic Technician (insignia: KNIFE/Lightning)

CTN: Cryptologic Technician Networks (insignia: KNIFE/Lightning)

IT: Information Systems Technician (insignia: 4 Lightnings)

IS: Information Specialist (insignia: Quill)

Aerographer’s Mate (AG)

The enlisted rating associated with the METOC community. Collect measure, and analyze elements of the physical operating environment (Land, sea, air, space). The prepare weather forecasts and weather briefs. They prepare and disseminate air space and water column analysis in support of operations. They predict how the physical environment impacts the performance of sensors and weapons systems.

Cryptologic Technician (CT)

CW work with this rating. Due to the highly technical and specialized nature of their jobs the community is broken into various branches: CTI (Interpretative) translator, CTM (Maintenance) , CTR (Collection), CTT (Technical) analyze radio signals.

Information Systems Technician (IT)

The enlisted rating associated with the IP community. Manage communication operations and networks aboard Navy vessels, and play a vital role in everything from electronic mail systems to special intelligence and information warfare systems. There are two types of Information Systems Technicians depending on whether they serve on Ships or Submarines.

Intelligence Specialist (IS)

the enlisted rating associated with the INTEL Community. Assist in collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence products and reports; prepare and present intelligence briefs; assist in mission planning and debrief; assist in IPOE; and safeguard classified materials.

The Naval Intelligence Community (IC)

Provides evaluated intelligence about an adversary’s capabilities, vulnerabilities, movements, trends, and intentions in support of planning and operations. Allows anticipation and prediction of future situations and circumstances and it informs decisions by illuminating the differences in available courses of actions.

One goal of naval intelligence

reduce risk to operations by identifying adversary capabilities, vulnerabilities, and intentions.

Intelligence (INTEL) Functions

Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE)

Indications and Warning (I&W)

Targeting

Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE)

Joint Doctrine or Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operating Environment (JIPOE). Identifies gaps in knowledge that require intelligence collection efforts.

Indications and Warning (I&W)

To provide early warning of potential hostile action.

Targeting

An adversary’s critical vulnerabilities are identified for possible attack or disruption.

Levels of Intelligence

Strategic: Senior Military and Civilian Leaders, Combatant Commanders

Operational: Joint Force Commanders and Component Commanders

Tactical: Commanders

Intelligence Sources (the -INTS)

GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence), HUMINT (Human Intelligence), SIGINT (Signals Intelligence), MASINT (Measurement and Signature Intelligence):radar, radio, geophysical data, etc.. , OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence), TECHINT (Technical Intelligence), CI (Counterintelligence).

Intelligence Sources Key Concept

Each -INT provides one source of information leading to all source analysis. Thus, Intelligence is derived from all available sources and is combined into customized and relevant intelligence products supporting warfare communities.

Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)

The collection and analysis of electromagnetic signals from an adversary’s communication, radar, and weapons systems.

Electronic Warfare (EW)

The use of electromagnetic and direct energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack an enemy. This includes Electronic Attack (EA), Electronic Protection (EP), and Electronic Warfare Support (ES) activities.

Information Operations (IO)

The employment of information related capabilities to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp adversaries’ decision-making processes.

CTI (Interpreative)

Translate, interpret, and transcribe foreign language material.

CTM (Maintence)

Install, configure, maintain, and repair various electronic, computer, and network hardware and software systems used in cryptologic operations.

CTR (Collection, RESEARCH)

Collect, analyze, and report on communication signals of interest to provide critical intelligence information.

METOC/OCEANO

Provides actionable information to include meteorological, climatological, oceanographic, and space environment observation, analyses, prognostic data or products and meteorological and oceanographic effects.

METOC Warfare Directorates

Undersea Warfare Directorate

Expeditionary Warfare

Weather Services Directorate - Supports several distinct operations including Fleet Operations, Maritime ship routing, and flight weather support.

Precise Time and Astrometry Directorate

CWE are leveraged to research, design, develop, test, and evaluate software and firmware to facilitate:

Computer network attack (CNA)

Computer network exploitation (CNE)

Computer network defense (CND)

NIPRNET

Non-Classified Internet Protocol Routing Network, unclassified information only

SIPRNET

Secret Internet Protocol Routing Network, used for information up to and including information classified at the Secret level.

JWICS

Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System, used for information up to and including Top Secret (TS) and Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI).

Radio Frequency (RF) Communications

3kHz to 300Ghz

7 Restricted Line Communities

1. Engineering Duty officer

2. Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer

3. Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer

4. Information Warfare - Line

5. Public Affairs Officer

6. Human Resources

7. Foreign Area Officer

Engineering Duty Officer:

Provides leadership in the acquisition, design, construction, life-cycle maintenance, and modernization of the Navy’s warfighting platforms in space, in the air, on land, and under the sea. The role of an EDO is to sustain combat readiness and build the future Fleet by using their operational experience and technical education, which is coupled with a strong understanding and application of Congressional budget processes and procedures.

Midshipmen who major in engineering, math, or physical sciences are eligible for the surface or submarine EDO Option service assignment.

1922 graduate Admiral Hyman G. Rickover (father of the nuclear navy).

Salvage Diving Officers

EDOs selection. in addition to serving traditional EDO roles, these officers may also be in charge of or provide technical direction to fleet salvage operation, deep ocean search and recovery, and major underwater ship repairs. Complete all the standard EDO qualification requirements as well as attend the Joint Diving Officer course and additional salvage engineering training.

Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer

Provide professional management and technical direction in entire air weapon system acquisition process from design to production and later product improvements of naval aircraft, spacecraft, and weapons.

Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer

Working in fleet maintenance organizations throughout the fleet, they are very much involved in all aspects of material acquisition and support as top-level Program Managers in NAVAIR and as Commanding Officers of the Naval Aviation Depots.

Information Warfare - Line

Comprised of four communities : Information Professional (IP), Cryptologic Warfare (CW), Intelligence (INTEL), and Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC).

Midshipmen who are physically qualified can be assigned directly to a small number of Cryptologic Warfare and Information Professional billets, as well as a SWO-Option in any of the four: SWO (IP), SWO (CW), SWO (INTEL), SWO (METOC). Once SWO-Options qualify as a Surface Warfare Officer, are within 6 months of promotion to O-3, and have completed specified career milestones, they will be re-designated and transferred to their IW-L community.

Public Affairs Officer

Serves as the DON principal capability for informing the public, strengthening trust and credibility, and communicating command intent across the information environment. Advise commanders and leaders on communication strategy, facilitate the timely and accurate release of information, and support mission accomplishment through strategic communication, media engagement, internal communication, visual information, and community outreach.

“Maximum disclosure, minimum delay”

Public Affair core mission areas

Media Operations

Internal Communication

Community Engagement

Visual Information and Combat Documentation

Human Resources

“Delivering Human Resources expertise to define, recruit, develop, assign, and retain a highly-skilled workforce for the Navy Total Force mission”

Foreign Area Officer

The Navy’s maritime international engagement professionals, providing a unique combination of operational experience, cultural knowledge, and language expertise to the fleet. Directly supporting the National and Maritime Strategies. They are force multipliers, forging critical global relationships through persistent and credible presences in 70 countries.

Staff Corps Community

Medical Community; Supply Corps; Civil Engineer Corps; Judge Advocate General Corps; Chaplain Corps.

Medical Community

All officers in the Medical, Medical Service, Dental, and Nurse Corps are licensed medical professionals and are organized under the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

Supply Corps

The mission of Naval Systems Command and the ___ is to conduct and enable supply chain, acquisition, operational logistics and Sailor & family care activities with our mission partners to generate readiness and sustain naval forces worldwide to prevent and decisively win wars.

The official motto of the Supply Corps is ‘Ready for Sea’ - reflecting the Supply Corps’ long-standing role in sustaining warfighting.

Operational Supply Department are organized in the following manner

Stock Control (S1)

Food Service (S2)

Retail Service (S3)

Disbursing (S4)

Primary Enlisted ratings that support the mission of the supply corps are

Culinary Specialist (CS)

Logistic Specialists (LS)

Retail Specialists (RS)

Civil Engineer Corps

1867 to build and maintain the naval shore establishments. Its officers are the Navy’s uniformed professional engineers and architects responsible for executing and managing the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Navy’s shore infrastructure.

Construction

Contract Management

Public Works

and the SEABEES

Engineering Functions

Combat Engineering

General Engineering

Geospatial Engineering

Judge Advocate General Corps

Establish 1967 and is composed of lawyers who provide legal services to commands, service members, and their families. Largely general practitioners of law, JAGs can specialize within certain tracts, such as :Environmental Law, Military justice, and National Security. Those working in operational law, acquisitions or fiscal law positions will be most likely to review and write legal opinions on the use of Robotic and Autonomous systems.

Chaplain Corps

They are Religious Ministry Professionals endorsed by Religious Organizations accredited with the Department of War, to serve in the military. Each is true to his/her religious traditions, there is no ‘generic’ religion or worship service, while at the same time respecting the beliefs of others and cooperating with chaplains of other religious traditions.

ONLY the chaplain has ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY.

Chaplains 4 Core capabilities

To PROVIDE religious services, teaching, pastoral counseling, and ministry according to his/her faith tradition.

To FACILITATE the free exercise of worship and the provision of religious needs for those of other faith traditions.

To CARE for all, including those of the same faith tradition, other faith traditions, or no faith tradition at all. CARE entails treating all with dignity and respect.

To ADVISE the command and leaders at all levels on issues of morale, morals, ethics, spiritual well-being, and emerging religious requirements.

Limited Duty Officers (LDOs)

An officer technical managers of the Line of Staff Corps, LDOs progressively advance within broad technical fields related to their former enlisted rating. They fill leadership and management positions at the Ensign through Captain level that require technical background and skills not attainable through normal development within other officer designators. Serve as but are not limited to serving as, division officers, department heads, OICs, XOs, and COs, ashore or afloat. Identical rank of URLs

Navy Band Officers

Chief Warrant Officers (CWO)

Intended primarily as technical specialists, they may also serve as division officers, department heads, OICs, XO, and CO, ashore and afloat. Like Staff Corp Officers, CWOs wear special insignia above the rank devices on their shoulder boards and sleeves to indicate their field of expertise. Start at CWO2 and end at CWO5

Paygrade

E-1 to O-10. Defines a person’s relative standing in the Navy and, of course, determines how much money they are paid per month.

Enlisted Rating

An occupational specialty in the Navy. Personnel in paygrades E-1 through E-3 can be considered either designated or Non-designated. Non-designated personnel pick available Professional Apprenticeship Career Track (PACT) programs: Airman, Seaman, Fireman.

Rate

Petty Officers are identified by a combination of letters and/or numbers that represent the individual’s paygrade and rating. first two to three letters represent the general service rating; the numbers or letter(s) following indicate the paygrade.

AB

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate

AT

Aviation Electronics Technician

AD

Aviation Machinist’s Mate

AE

Aviation Electrician’s Mate

AO

Aviation Ordnanceman

AS

Aviation Support Equipment Technician

AW

Aviation Support Equipment Technician

CS

Culinary Specialist

CT

Cryptologic Technician

DC

Damage Controlman

EM

Engineman

ET

Electronics Technician

EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

FC

Fire Controlman

GM

Gunner’s Mate

LN

Legalman

LS

Logistics Specialist

MA

Master at Arms

MC

Mass Communications Specialist

MM

Machinist’s Mate

MU

Musician

NC

Navy Counselor

OS

Operations Specialist

QM

Quartermaster

PS

Personnel Specialist

SO

Special Warfare Operator

ST

Sonar Technician

YN

Yeoman

Petty Officers

Considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Preform not only the duties of their specific career field but also lead junior enlisted personnel.

Chief Petty Officers

senior NCOs collectively know as the Chief’s Mess. In addition to leading their enlisted sailors, Chiefs are specifically tasked, in writing, with the duty of training Junior Officers. They have separate berthing and dining facilities, wear khaki uniforms similar to commissioned officer’s and perform separate duties from other enlisted sailors.

Command Master Chief (CMC)

A CMC is considered to be the senior-most enlisted service member within a command, and is the special assistant to the Commanding Officer in all matters pertaining to the health, welfare, job satisfaction, morale, utilization, advancement, and training of the command’s enlisted personnel.

Seaman stripes

White on Black Background/ Black on White Background

Airman stripes

Green stripes on Black or White Background

Fireman

Red stripes on Black or White Background

Hospital Corpsman

White on Black Background/ Black on White Background

Constructionman

Light Blue Stripes on Black or White Background