CTI2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
CTI E-5 Bibs · March 2027
Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) · Effective October 2026 · 66 references on the Regular exam
- CHROMATIC KRAKEN/SIRENSUBSYSTEM DRT-1211C
- COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1BNAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
- CRITIC HANDBOOKLETTER OF PROMULGATIONApp AApp MApp QSECTION CRITIC REPORTING PROCESS, RESPONSIBILITIES
- CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUAL, CHAPTER 10, 11, 12, 2, 6, 7
- DATA WAREHOUSESSTUDY NSANET- GO "EWH"
- DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUALAnnex A.1Annex A.2
- DD-008-19(CHANGE 6)COMPONENTS OF AN NSA SERIALIZED PRODUCTSec 12Sec 15
- DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER, CHAPTER 11, 2, 7
- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG), APPENDIX E; SECTION 3
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITYEncl 4
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITYEncl 2Encl 4
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIESEncl 5
- DODM 5200.01 VOL 1 (WITH CHANGE-3),
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 2 (WITH CHANGE-4),
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3 (WITH CHANGE-4),
- DODM 5240.01PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIESSec 3.3Sec 3.5
- DRT APPENDIX GSM,
- GENESIS MANUALNETWORK PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
- GSM STUDY GUIDE(JUNE 2021)A BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (GSM) 2G NETWORKSTUDY GSM COMPONENTS, OTHER GSM TERMINOLOGY
- HITS SURFACE USER MANUAL V.4.0.2STUDY HITS CONCEPTS
- IC TECH SPEC FOR ICD/ICS 705 VER 1.5.1TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIESCh 1
- INTRO TO GSM, CHAPTER 1
- IRL LISTENINGINTERAGENCY LANGUAGE ROUNDATBLE SKILL LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS FOR PROFICIENCY-LISTENINGSTUDY URL: WWW.GOVTILR.ORG
- JP 1-02DOD DICTIONARY OF MILITARY AND ASSOCIATED TERMS AMMENDED THROUGH 15FEB2016STUDY ALL INTELLIGENCE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
- JP 2-01JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONSCHAPTER II SECTION B, III SECTION C
- JP 3-60JOINT TARGETINGCh ICh III
- MQ-4CTRITON MULTI-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE TASKING, COLLECTION, PROCESSING, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATION CONCEPT OF OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 14168ANAVAL SPACECh 4
- NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10, CHAPTER 1, 2
- NAVEDTRA 14189ANEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLESCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKINGCh 2Ch 3Ch 4
- NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022,
- NETA 1400 MODULE 2THE DETAILS: TELEPHONY/SATELLITE IDENTIFIERS
- NSA SLOTSSTUDY NSANET GO TOOLS
- NSA/CSS POLICY MANUAL 1-52, ANNEX A
- NWP 3-12CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018Ch 1Ch 2
- NWP 3-56 COMPOSITE WARFAREMARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARCh 3Ch 5
- OPNAVINST 5200.37ANAVY LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAMEncl 2
- RPG-004-16(CHANGE 2)GUIDANCE FOR NSA REPORT PRECEDENCE
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)Encl 4Encl 8Encl 10STUDY POLICY
- THE SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES HANDBOOK, SECTION 1, 5
- T&C TRAINING STANDARDOPERATIONS DRIVES TRAINING VERSION 4Sec 1
- TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A, APPENDIX 3; STUDY CASE NOTATION DATA ELEMENT COMPONENTS
- USSID 100,
- USSID 101,
- USSID 109,
- USSID 111,
- USSID 116,
- USSID 117 ANNEX D,
- USSID 122,
- USSID 125,
- USSID 13,
- USSID 2000,
- USSID 201,
- USSID 203,
- USSID 204,
- USSID 212,
- USSID 213,
- USSID 311,
- USSID 316,
- USSID 324,
- USSID 326,
- USSID 327,
- USSID 4,
- USSID 400,
- USSS GLOSSARY,
Exam topics
5 topics · 17 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
COLLECTIONS OPERATIONSDATAFLOW · EQUIPMENT · MISSION MANAGEMENT
CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSCELLULAR FUNDAMENTALS · COMPUTER NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS · OPERATIONS · RF FUNDAMENTALS
DISSEMINATIONCUSTOMER & PARTNER RELATIONS · INTELLIGENCE REPORTING · TIMELINES
POLICY & ADMINISTRATIONCLASSIFICATION · LREC · ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE · SECURITY
PROCESSING & EXPLOITATIONOPERATIONS · TIMELINES · TOOLS & DATABASES
Substitute exams are given after the Regular exam to sailors who couldn't take it as scheduled. Study this list only if you're taking the substitute.
- BORESIGHT USER MANUALVER 6.6.1Sec 2
- C10F NAVAL SPACE HANDBOOKC10F NAVAL SPACE HANDBOOK
- CHANDELIER USER GUIDECHANDELIER USER GUIDE
- CHROMATIC KRAKENFY24 SCOPE CATALOG
- CJCSI 3250.01GPOLICY GUIDANCE FOR INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AND SENSITIVE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONSAnnex J
- COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1BNAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
- CRITIC HANDBOOKCRITIC HANDBOOKApp AApp DApp MSec 1Sec 2Sec 3Sec 4Sec 5Sec 8Sec 9
- CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUAL, CHAPTER 10, 12, 5, 6, 8, 9
- DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUALAnnex ASec 2Sec 3
- DD-008-19(CHANGE 5)COMPONENTS OF AN NSA PRODUCTSec 3Sec 8Sec 16Sec 20Sec 21
- DD-010-19(CHANGE 3)GUIDANCE FOR REVISIONS AND RECALLS OF NSA REPORTSSec 3
- DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINERDEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINERCh 1Ch 2Ch 10
- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG), SECTION 3
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITYEncl 2Encl 4
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITYEncl 2Encl 3
- DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIESEncl 2Encl 3
- DODM 5200.01 VOL 1DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW,CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATIONEncl 1Encl 4
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 2(WITH CHANGE-4)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: MARKING OF INFORMATIONEncl 3
- DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-3)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATIONEncl 3Encl 6
- DODM S-5240.01-APROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES: ANNEX GOVERNING SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.7(C) OF E.O. 12333Annex B
- DRT APPENDIX CDMA, SECTION 2
- DRT APPENDIX GSM, SECTION 3
- DRT APPENDIX INMARSAT MINI-M, SECTION 2
- DRT APPENDIX THURAYA 5.10.2,
- DRT1000 RECEIVE SOFTWARE MANUAL, SECTION 33
- HITS SURFACE USER MANUAL V.4.0.2, SECTION 2
- INTRO TO GSM, CHAPTER 1
- JP 2-01JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONSCh III
- JP 3-13.1ELECTRONIC WARFARESTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- JP 3-60JOINT TARGETINGApp DCh ICh IISTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- NAVEDTRA 14088ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMSCh 2Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14168ANAVAL SPACECh 4Ch 7
- NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10NEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNASCh 1Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 14189A NEETS MOD 17NEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLESCh 1Ch 2Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14190A NEETS MOD 18NEETS MODULE 18-RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKINGCh 2Ch 3
- NAVY STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LIST (SLL) MEMORANDUM SER N13F/050 07 MAR 2019NAVY STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LIST (SLL)
- NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022
- NTTP 2-02.2DISTRIBUTED SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS (U)Ch 6
- NTTP 3-13.1THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)Ch 5
- NWP 3-12CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018Ch 1
- NWP 3-56 COMPOSITE WARFARECOMPOSITE WARFARE: MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARApp ACh 1
- NWP 5-01NAVY PLANNINGCh 2
- OPNAV 1650.32 CTI LING OF YEAR,
- OPNAVINST 5200.37ANAVY LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAM
- OPNAVINST 5400.46COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
- OPNAVINST 7220.7HFOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)Encl 4
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMSTUDY POLICY
- TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A, SECTION 1
- USSID 100,
- USSID 101,
- USSID 109,
- USSID 111,
- USSID 116,
- USSID 121,
- USSID 122,
- USSID 2000,
- USSID 204,
- USSID 212,
- USSID 213,
- USSID 217,
- USSID 308,
- USSID 311,
- USSID 316,
- USSID 324,
- USSID 327,
- USSID 328,
- USSS GLOSSARY,
Exam topics
5 topics · 17 subtopicsWhat this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.
COLLECTIONS OPERATIONSDATAFLOW · EQUIPMENT · MISSION MANAGEMENT
CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSCELLULAR FUNDAMENTALS · COMPUTER NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS · OPERATIONS · RF FUNDAMENTALS
DISSEMINATIONCUSTOMER & PARTNER RELATIONS · INTELLIGENCE REPORTING · TIMELINES
POLICY & ADMINISTRATIONCLASSIFICATION · LREC · ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE · SECURITY
PROCESSING & EXPLOITATIONOPERATIONS · TIMELINES · TOOLS & DATABASES
Official notes and source
- Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
- This BIBLIOGRAPHY is provided by NAC to document the REFERENCES used by a subject matter expert (a Navy Chief in the rating) as the basis for writing the questions on the REGULAR Navy Advancement exam that will be given to ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL in March 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
- The questions for your exam are based on the references listed in this bibliography. If a reference has been updated since the exam was created and differs from the reference listed here, the information in the updated reference will be considered when the exam is scored.
- The Professional Military Knowledge (PMK) references are no longer listed as part of this document, since PMK questions are no longer part of the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE). PMK knowledge will be measured through the separate Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) and details on administration of this exam can be found in the current cycle NAVADMIN.
- If you have questions, e-mail NETPDC_NAVY_ADVANCEMENT@navy.mil.
Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).