98K: Signals
Collection & Identification Analyst
Major Duties: The signals collection/identification
analyst performs and supervises collection, identification,
exploitation, and analysis of foreign radioteletype, facsimile,
and data communications. Performs collection management. Duties
for MOS 98K at each skill level are:
- Skill Levels
- Skill Level 1 MOSC 98K1O. Operates
signals intelligence/electronic warfare (SIGINT/EW)
equipment and prepares logs and technical reports. Searches
radio spectrum to collect and identify target communications.
Performs elementary signals analysis to determine signal
parameters for identification and processing.
- Skill Level 2 MOSC 98K2O. Performs
duties shown in preceding skill level and provides guidance
to subordinate soldiers. Operates SIGINT/ EW equipment,
assists in the establishment of operational sites, maintains
technical data bases in support of collection operations.
Recognizes and reports items of intelligence interest.
Performs intermediate signals analysis to determine
signal parameters for identification. Performs collection
management function in support of collection operations.
Quality controls processing and reporting procedures.
- Skill Level 3 MOSC 98K3O. Performs
duties shown in preceding skill level and provides guidance
to subordinate soldiers. Supervises collection and identification
activities and allocates collection resources to support/meet
mission requirements. Coordinates interaction with other
data collection and processing activities. Prepares
technical reports and quality controls technical data
bases in support of collection operations. Performs
advanced signals analysis to determine signal parameters
for identification. Supervises processing and reporting.
Supervises collection management process.
- Skill Level 4 MOSC 98K4O. Performs
duties shown in preceding skill level and provides guidance
to subordinate soldiers. Supervises and determines SIGINT
collection requirements and identification activities
and interprets collection priorities at the platoon
level.
- Skill Level 5 MOSC 98K5O. Performs
duties shown in preceding skill level and provides guidance
to subordinate soldiers. Supervises immediate subordinates
in SIGINT/EW operations and command procedures. Coordinates
tactical and strategic signals collection/identification
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 signals collection/identification analyst
must possess the following qualifications:
(1) Physical Demands Rating:
light
(2) Physical Profile: 222121
(3) Normal color vision.
(4) Minimum score of 95 in aptitude
area ST.
(5) Meet hearing acuity test standards per AR 40-501.
(6) Security clearance of TOP SECRET with eligible for access
to sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
(7) A high school graduate or equivalent.
(8) Never have been a member of the U.S. Peace Corps, except
as specified in AR 614-200, chapter 1.
(9) No information in military personnel, Provost Marshal,
intelligence, or medical records which would prevent the granting
of a security clearance under AR 380-67.
(10) No record of conviction by court-martial.
(11) No record of conviction by a civil court for any offense
other than minor traffic violations.
(12) The soldier must be a U.S. citizen.
(a) Members of immediate family (spouse, parents, brothers,
sisters, and children) must also be U.S. citizens. Soldier
and immediate family members can be naturalized citizens.
If naturalized, there is no minimum residency requirement.
(b) 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 common practice, either against—
1. Persons accused of or acting in the interest of the U.S.
2. 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).
(13) 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.
(14) Meet career management and development criteria contained
in AR 600-200, AR 614-200, and DA Pam 351-4.
(15) Formal training (completion of MOS 98K course under
the auspices of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center mandatory.
(16) Be advised that due to the nature of training and assignments,
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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