a. Major duties.
Conducts and supervises foreign signals acquisition, exploitation and resource management during search, collection, analysis, and dissemination to enable Communications Intelligence (COMINT), Electronic Intelligence (ELINT), and Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence (FISINT) production cycles.
Duties for MOS 35S at each skill level are:
(1) MOSC 35S1O.
Operates signals acquisition/exploitation equipment.
Prepares logs and technical reports.
Searches radio frequency (RF) transmission pathways to identify, collect, locate, and process target analog and digital signals.
Performs basic signals analysis to determine signal parameters for identification and processing.
Operates communication equipment for dissemination and coordination.
(2) MOSC 35S2O.
Performs duties shown in preceding skill level and provides guidance to subordinate Soldiers.
Leads shift operations, assists in the establishment of operational sites, and maintains mission related databases in support of signals acquisition/exploitation operations.
Performs intermediate level signals analysis to determine parameters for processing.
(3) MOSC 35S3O.
Performs duties shown in preceding skill levels and provides guidance to subordinate Soldiers.
Leads a Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) site/mission.
Supervises basic and intermediate skill level signal acquisition/exploitation activities.
Performs analysis of advanced or unknown signals and protocols.
Allocates acquisition/exploitation resources to support mission requirements.
Coordinates with other data collection and processing activities.
Prepares and quality controls mission related reports and signals databases.
(4) MOSC 35S4O.
Performs duties shown in preceding skill levels and provides guidance to subordinate Soldiers.
Supervises SIGINT sites/missions.
Interprets and implements collection tasking.
Coordinates resources to accomplish the collection effort.
Performs advanced levels of signals analysis on complex target signals.
Develops documents associated with SIGINT operations and training.
Releases intelligence reports and/or products.
b. Physical demands rating and qualifications for initial award of MOS.
Signals Acquisition/Exploitation Analysts must possess the following qualifications:
(1) Physical demand rating of moderate (Gold).
(2) A physical profile of 222121.
(3) Normal color vision.
(4) Meet hearing acuity test standards per AR 40-501.
(5) Qualifying scores:
(a)
A minimum score of 105 in aptitude area ST on Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) tests administered prior to 2 January 2002.
(b)
A minimum score of 102 in aptitude area ST on ASVAB tests administered on and after 2 January 2002 and prior to 1 Jul 2004.
(c)
A minimum score of 101 in aptitude area ST on ASVAB tests administered on and after 1 July 2004.
(d)
A minimum OPAT score of Long Jump (LJ) – 120 cm, seated Power Throw (PT) – 350 cm, Strength Deadlift (SD) – 120 lbs., and Interval Aerobic Run (IR) – 36 shuttles in Physical Demands Category “Moderate” (Gold).
(6) The Soldier must meet TOP SECRET (TS) Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access eligibility requirements to be awarded this MOS.
The clearance requirements to attend training are an Interim TS/SCI reflected within JPAS or current SSBI with TS/SCI eligibility reflected within JPAS.
(7) Soldier must be capable of passing a counterintelligence scope polygraph (CSP) to hold the MOS.
Soldiers who refuse to take or fail a CSP will be reclassified.
(8) USAREC and HRC will screen and vet a recruit or a reclassifying Soldier to determine if the recruit or reclassifying Soldier has immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, stepchildren, cohabitant of the individual or a person in loco parentis per AR 600-8-10) who are citizens or dual-citizens, or reside in one of the countries on the U.S. Army Tiered Country List.
Recruits or reclassifying Soldiers who meet this criteria cannot hold this MOS.
(9) Soldiers must be eligible to gain system and/or facility access controlled by the NSA.
Soldiers who are not granted NSA system and/or facility access after 12 months of their access request date will lose qualification in their primary MOS (PMOS).
Commanders will initiate reclassification or separation actions for the Soldier.
The access request date is defined as the date that the NSA receives a completed Security In-processing Packet (SIP).
(10) A high school graduate or equivalent prior to entry onto active duty.
(11) MOS reclassification at SFC and above will be reviewed for validation of skills, by the proponent, during the reclassification process.
High school graduate or equivalent prior to entry onto active duty.
(12) Never been a member of the U. S. Peace Corps, except as specified in AR 614-200 (para 3-2.d.).
(13) No information in military personnel, Provost Marshall, intelligence, or medical records that would prevent the granting of a security eligibility under AR 380-67 (para 3-20.a.).
(14) No record of conviction by court-martial.
(15) No record of conviction by a civil court for any offense other than minor traffic violations.
(16) Must be a U.S. citizen.
(17) 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 interests of the U.S.
This requirement applies to the Soldier’s spouse as well.
(18) 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.
(19) Meet career management and development criteria contained in AR 614-200 (para 6-3) and Army Training Requirements and Resources System Course Catalog.
(20) Formal training (completion of MOS 35S10 producing course conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE), Ft Huachuca, AZ) is mandatory.
c. Additional skill identifiers.
(Note: Refer to table 12-8 (Listing of universal ASI’s associated with all enlisted MOS)).
(1) K2–Advanced Communications Signals Analysis
(2) M7–Intermediate Analysis (skill level 1-2 only).
(3) R7–Army Reconnaissance (skill level 3 and above personnel only)
(4) S1–Source Handler (personnel only) (skill level 2-3 only)
(5) T5–Target Digital Network Analyst (personnel only
(6) Z8–Technical ELINT Collection and Analysis (skill level 2-3 only).
(7) V3–Aerial Precision Geo-Location (APG)
(8) V4–Advanced Source Handler (personnel only) (skill level 3-5).
(9) 1D–Digital Media Collector (personnel only).
(10) 2D—Police Intelligence Analyst (PIA) (skill level 1-4) (personnel only).
(11) 2X–Tactical SIGINT Operator (Personnel Only) (Effective 202110)
d. Physical requirements and standards of grade.
Physical requirements and SG relating to each skill level are listed in the following tables:
(1) Table 10-35S-1. Physical requirements.
(2) Table 10-35S-2. Standards of grade TOE/MTOE.
(3) Table 10-35S-3. Standards of grade TDA.