Navy Enlisted Classification
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) system supplements the rating designators for enlisted members of the United States Navy. A naval rating and NEC designator are similar to the military occupational specialty (MOS) designators used in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps and the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) used in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Navy has several ratings or job specialties for its enlisted members. An enlisted member is known by the enlisted rating, for example a Machinist's Mate (MM), or by the enlisted rate, for example Petty Officer First Class (PO1). Often Navy enlisted members are addressed by a combination of rating and rate; in this example, this Machinist's Mate Petty Officer First Class may be addressed as Machinist's Mate 1st Class (MM1).
However, the NEC designator is a four-digit code that identifies skills and abilities beyond the standard (or outward) rating designator. According to Military Personnel Manual (MILSPERMAN) 1221-010, the NEC designator facilitates personnel planning, procurement, and selection for training; development of training requirements; promotion, distribution, assignment and the orderly call to active duty of inactive duty personnel in times of national emergency or mobilization.
For example, a person holding the NEC "MM-3385" is a nuclear-trained Machinist's Mate for surface ships, and a person with the NEC "MM-3355" is a nuclear-trained Machinist's Mate for submarines.
For the U.S. Navy's officer ranks, the Naval Officer Designator serves a similar purpose.
0160 - Causeway barge ferry pilot PO2-MCPO
0161 - YTB/YT tugmaster PO1-MCPO
0164 - Patrol boat coxswain SN-PO1
0167 - LCAC operator CPO-MCPO
0169 - Causeway barge ferry coxswain PO3-PO1
0170 - Surface rescue swimmer SN-MCPO
0171 - Landing craft utility craftmaster PO1-MCPO
0172 - LCAC loadmaster SN-PO1
0181 - Navy lighterage deck supervisor PO3-PO1
0190 - Force protection boat coxswain PO3-PO1
0199 - Boatswain's mate basic
02 - Navigation Department
0202 - Assistant navigator PO1-MCPO
0215 - Harbor/docking pilot PO1-MCPO
0299 - Quartermaster basic
03 - Operations Department
0302 - AN/SYS-2 integrated automatic detection and tracking (IADT) systems operator SN-CPO
0304 - LCAC radar operator/navigator PO2-CPO
0318 - Air intercept controller PO2-PO1
0319 - Supervisory air intercept controller PO1-MCPO
0324 - ASW/SUW tactical air controller (ASTAC) PO2-MCPO
0327 - Sea combat air controller (SCAC) SN-CPO
0328 - ASW/ASUW tactical air control (ASTAC) leadership CPO-MCPO
0334 - HARPOON (AN/SWG-1A) engagement planning operator PO3-MCPO
0336 - Tactical/mobile (TacMobile) operations control (OPCON) operator SN-CPO
0340 - Global command and control system common operational picture/maritime 4.X (GCCS COP/M 4.X) operator SN-MCPO
0342 - Global command and control system common operational picture/maritime (GCCS COP/M) operator SN-MCPO
0345 - Joint tactical ground station (JTAGS)/multi-mission mobile processor (M3P) system operator/maintainer PO3-CPO
0346 - AEGIS console operator track 3 SN-MCPo
0347 - Ship self defense system (SSDS) MK1 operator SN-PO1
0348 - Multi-tactical digital information link operator (TADIL) PO3-MCPO
0349 - SSDS MK 2 advanced operator SN-CPO
0350 - Interface control officer (ICO) PO1-MCPO
0356 - Global command and control system-maritime (4.1) increment 2 (GCCS-M 4.1 Inc 2) operator SR-MCPO
0399 - Operations specialist basic
1523 - AN/SPN-35 amphibious air traffic control radar technician
