Military Occupational Classification and Structure - U.S. Army

information systems to support the command and control of the
Army’s combat forces during both peace and war. Manages, plans,
d e s i g n s , e n g i n e e r s , i n s t a l l s , o p e r a t e s , a n d e v a l u a t e s a u t o m a t i o n ,
communications, and visual information systems at all command
levels within the Department of the Army and the Department of
Defense. Provides transmission, switching, and control facilities for
weapons systems, command and control systems, and combat service
support systems. Provides maintenance support for all of the
Army’s Signal equipment. In support of division, corps, and theater
combined arms operations, the Signal Corps installs, operates, a
myriad of state-of-the-art voice, data, and record tactical communications
systems including telephone, cable, switching, circuit con-
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satellite. At the strategic level, Signal units engineer, install, and
operate the Army’s portion of the Defense Communications System
and its interface with tactical communications elements at theater
and corps. Together with its Air Force and Navy counterparts, the
Signal Corps manages and directs the operation of the global defense
automation, communications, and visual information systems
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Authority.
8–37. Area of Concentration 250—Network Management
There is one warrant officer specialty within this AOC. The skills
and knowledge required to qualify for these specialties provide the
Army with a source of expertise for the proper employment and
support of strategic and tactical communications and automation
networks.
8–38. Military Occupational Specialty 250A—
Communications Security Technician
a. Licensing/certification requirement. None.
b. Prerequisites. DA Cir 601 series.
c. MOS 250A. MOS 250A and 250A7 are accession MOSs. The
enlisted feeder MOSs are 74C and 97G. MOSs 250A8 and 250AZ
are nonaccession MOSs supported by officer first qualified in MOS
250A0.
d. Associated SQI.
(1) 0—No special qualifications.
(2) 7—Parachutist.
(3) 8—Instructor.
(4) T—Transition (personnel only).
(5) Z—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Technician.
e. Associated ASI.
(1) 6M—Mobilization and Demobilization Operations.
(2) 6P—Master Fitness Trainer.
f. Qualifications.
(1) WO1/CW2 must—
(a) Complete the Communications Security Technician Warrant
Officer Basic Course including the Standardized COMSEC Custodian
Course.
(b) Meet vision and hearing standards of AR 40-501 for assignment
of officers to Signal Corps and have full use of both hands.
( c ) B e a U . S . c i t i z e n . Q u a l i f y f o r a s e c u r i t y c l e a r a n c e o f
SECRET.
(2) CW3 must—
(a) Meet qualifications described in paragraph f(1).
(b) Complete the Communications Security Technician Warrant
Officer Advance Course.
(3) CW4 must—
(a) Meet qualifications described in paragraph f(2).
(b) Complete the Warrant Officer Staff Course (WOSC).
(4) CW5 must—
(a) Meet qualifications described in paragraph f(3).
( b ) S u c c e s s f u l l y c o m p l e t e t h e W a r r a n t O f f i c e r S e n i o r S t a f f
Course (WOSSC).
g. Duties.
(1) WO1/CW2—
(a) Manages personnel, equipment, and facility assets for the
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activities.
(b) Supervises personnel operating COMSEC equipment.
(c) Ensures compliance with operational, administrative activities
and assigns work to subordinates.
(d) Plans, supervises and conducts training in all phases of telecommunications
center and COMSEC operations.
(e) Ensures proper communications discipline.
(f) Supervises operation of COMSEC inventory control facilities.
(g) Manages COMSEC procurement actions.
(h) Develops new equipment fielding plans and O&O concepts,
and manages COMSEC material distribution.
(i) Assists units in the development of language for low level
cryptosystems.
(j) Acts as COMSEC advisor to the commander.
(k) Develops operating procedures and analyzes and interprets
technical data employed in the operation of AUTODIN switching
centers.
(l) Ensures compliance with applicable security regulations.
(m) Assumes responsibility for the COMSEC account.
(2) CW3—
(a) Performs duties described in paragraph g(1).
(b) Provides guidance and technical direction to subordinate operating
elements.
(3) CW4—
(a) Performs duties described in paragraph g(2).
(b) Provides guidance and technical direction to subordinate operating
and staff elements.
(4) CW5—
(a) Performs duties described in paragraph g(3).
(b) Oversee the MOS life cycle management for all personnel
proponent functions for all Signal Corps warrant officer MOS.
h. Grading and position titles. Authorized position titles are provided
in tables 6-2 and 6-3. The following grades are used to code
positions into one of four definable skill levels: W2 equals WO1/
CW2; W3 equals CW3; W4 equals CW4; and W5 equals CW5. The
grades are listed in the following standards of grade tables:
(1) Table 8-250A-1. Standards of grade TOE/MTOE.
(2) Table 8-250A-2. Standards of grade TDA.
8–39. Military Occupational Specialty 250B—Tactical
Automated Network Technician
a. Licensing/certification requirement. None.
b. Prerequisites. DA Cir 601 series.
c. MOS 250B. MOSs 250B0 and 250B7 are accession MOSs.
The enlisted feeder MOSs are 31F (with ASI V4 only), 31W (with
ASI V4 only), or 74C (with ASI Z2 only). MOS 250B8 and 250BZ
are nonaccession MOSs supported by officers first qualified in MOS
250B0.
d. Associated SQI.
(1) 0—No special qualifications.
(2) 7—Parachutist.
(3) 8—Instructor.
(4) T—Transition (personnel only).
(5) Z—Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Technician.
e. Associated ASI.
(1) 3E—Satellite Communications System Repair Technician.
(2) 6M—Mobilization and Demobilization Operations.
(3) 6P—Master Fitness Trainer.
f. Qualifications.
(1) WO1/CW2 must—
(a) Complete the Tactical Automated Network Technician Warrant
Officer Basic Course.
(b) Meet vision and hearing standards of AR 40-501 for assignment
of officers to Signal Corps, have normal color discrimination
per AR 40-501, and have full use of both hands.
( c ) B e a U . S . c i t i z e n . Q u a l i f y f o r a s e c u r i t y c l e a r a n c e o f
SECRET.
(2) CW3 must—
(a) Meet qualifications described in paragraph f(1).
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