2642 - Advanced Cryptologic Language Analyst

Summary

Advanced Cryptologic Language Analysts monitor, transcribe, and translate intercepted target foreign communications; exploit every phase of designated foreign communications by engaging in collection, processing, exploitation, analysis, reporting, and quality control; and install, operate, and perform preventive maintenance of program of record as well as commercially acquired intercept equipment.

Due to their advanced language skills, these Marines are uniquely qualified to perform quality control, serve as foreign language mentors and teachers, and fill higher interagency language roundtable (ILR) level foreign language billets.

Advanced language training is available.

MOSs 2629, 2641 and 2691 marines with EMOS 2712 through 2796 who obtain in their assigned 27XX language a minimum listening 3/reading 3 (L3/R3) score on the DLPT are eligible for NMOS 2642.

DoDI 3300.07 states the proficiency standards for fully qualified professional-level cryptologic language analysts assigned to perform SIGINT operational language analysis is L3/R3.

Advanced Cryptologic Language Analysts are encouraged to take advantage of language training events to maintain and surpass this L3/R3 goal.

Marines shall maintain a minimum proficiency of L3/R3 on the DLPT in their assigned 27XX language.

Billet assignments for these marines may include such duties as language chief, military language instructor, cryptologic language instructor, MOS specialist.

This NMOS 264X occupational field specialist.

Prerequisites

Must currently hold EMOS 2712-2796.

Must currently hold PMOSs 2629, 2641, or 2691.

Requirements

Must maintain a minimum L3/R3 score in the assigned 27XX EMOS language on the DLPT.

Must achieve in the assigned 27XX EMOS language a minimum proficiency of L3/R3 on the defense language proficiency test (DLPT), in accordance with reference (bb), or graduate from the intermediate or advanced course in an assigned EMOS language.

POI CID

None

Duties

For a complete listing of duties and tasks, refer to reference (p), Signals Intelligence Training and Readiness Manual.

Interpreters and Translators 27-3091.

SIGINT/EW/CO Technician, 2629.

Cryptologic Language Analyst, 2641.

SIGINT/EW/CO Chief, 2691.

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