98G: Cryptologic Linguist

Major Duties: The Cryptologic linguist performs and supervises detection, acquisition, location, identification, and exploitation of foreign communications a all echelons using signals equipment. Translates, transcribes, gists or produces summaries of foreign language transmissions in English/target languages. Performs collection management. Duties for MOS 98G at each level of skill are:

• Skill Levels
  • Skill Level 1 MOSC 98G1O. Identifies language spoken in an assigned geographic area and categorizes voice signals by activity type. Extracts essential elements of information from foreign language transmissions to support mission reporting requirements. Scans written foreign language material for key words and indictors. Recognizes changes in transmission modes and informs the appropriate analytical or intercept station. Provides translation assistance to analysts. Performs Electronic Support (ES), Electronic Attack (EA), and Electronic Protect in support of EW Operations. Provides written records, handcopied or gisted, of foreign intercepted communications. Operates communication equipment for SIGINT tasking, reporting and coordination. Drafts technical reports.
    
    
  • Skill Level 2 MOSC 98G2O. Supervises signal intelligence/electronic warfare operations. Intercepts, identifies, and records designated foreign voice transmissions. Operates equipment configured to collect and produce written records of nonstereotyped foreign voice radio transmissions.
    
    
  • Skill Level 3 MOSC 98G3O. Performs duties shown in preceding skill level and provides guidance to subordinate soldiers. Collects and simultaneously produces on-line activity records of complex foreign voice radio transmissions containing technical terminology, advanced grammar and syntax, and colloquial conversational forms. Supervises voice signal collection and processing activities and determines priorities. Identifies and performs limited analysis on enciphered voice signals. Implements SIGINT emergency action plans. Supervises squad level voice communication intercept operations. Provides quality control of SIGINT voice intercept products. Supervises EA, EP, and ES operations.
    
    
  • Skill Level 4 MOSC 98G4O. Performs duties shown in preceding skill level and provides guidance to subordinate soldiers. Performs voice intercept and processing of complex foreign voice radio transmissions. Refines essential elements of information requirements for identification and extraction, Determines (ES/EA) requirements for sup ported units. Supervises collection management.
  
  
  
  • Skill level 5 MOSC 98G50. Performs duties shown in preceding skill level and provides guidance to subordinate soldiers. Supervises immediate subordinates in SIGINT operations and command intelligence procedures. Coordinates tactical and strategic SIGNT voice collection operations and provides appraisals of intelligence products, activities and operations. Develops unit intelligence training strategy.

Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial award of MOS. The cryptologic linguist must possess the following qualifications:

(1) Physical Demands Rating: very heavy

(2) Physical Profile: 222121

(3) Normal color vision.

(4) Pass a phonetic sound discrimination test.

(5) Minimum score of 95 in aptitude area ST.

(6) The soldier must meet TOP SECRET Security Clearance and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access eligibility requirements.

(7) A high school graduate or equivalent.

(8) A qualifying score on the Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAI3) as prescribed by AR 611-6.

(9) Meet hearing acuity test standards per AR 40-501.

(10) Never been a member of the U.S. Peace Corps, except as specified in AR 614-200, chapter 1.

(11) No information in military personnel, Provost Marshal, intel ligence, or medical records which would prevent the granting of a security clearance under AR 380-67,

(12) No record of conviction by court-martial,

(13) No record of conviction by civil court for any offense other than minor traffic violations.

(14) The soldier must be a U.S. citizen.

(15) Soldier and spouse must not have immediate family members who reside in a country within whose boundaries physical or mental coercion is known to be a common practice, either against-

(a) Persons accused of or acting in the interest of the U.S.

(b) The relatives of such persons to whom they may reasonably be considered to be bound by ties of affection, kinship, or obligation. Near relatives will also include uncles, aunts, grandparents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and relationships corresponding to any of the above persons in loco parentis (AR 630-5, para 6-2b).

(16) Have neither commercial nor vested interest in a country within whose boundaries physical or mental coercion is known to be a common practice against persons acting in the interest of the U.S. This requirement applies to the soldier's spouse as well.

(17) Meet career management and development criteria contained in AR 614-200.

(18) Formal traming (completion of MOS 98G course under the auspices of U.S. Army Intelligence Center) mandatory. Must also complete formal language training or meet the civilian acquired skills criteria listed in AR 601-210.

(19) Be advised that due to the nature of training and assign ments, temporary restrictions may be placed on foreign travel both during and after the term of service.

The major duties, physical demands, physical profile, and skill levels were obtained from Army Pamphlet 611-21.

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