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CTI E-5 Bibs · March 2027

Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) · Effective October 2026 · 66 references on the Regular exam

  1. CHROMATIC KRAKEN/SIREN
    SUBSYSTEM DRT-1211C
  2. COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1B
    NAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
  3. CRITIC HANDBOOK
    LETTER OF PROMULGATION
    App AApp MApp QSECTION CRITIC REPORTING PROCESS, RESPONSIBILITIES
  4. CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUAL,  CHAPTER 10, 11, 12, 2, 6, 7
  5. DATA WAREHOUSES
    STUDY NSANET- GO "EWH"
  6. DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)
    KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUAL
    Annex A.1Annex A.2
  7. DD-008-19(CHANGE 6)
    COMPONENTS OF AN NSA SERIALIZED PRODUCT
    Sec 12Sec 15
  8. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER,  CHAPTER 11, 2, 7
  9. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG),  APPENDIX E; SECTION 3
  10. DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY
    Encl 4
  11. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    Encl 2Encl 4
  12. DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
    Encl 5
  13. DODM 5200.01 VOL 1 (WITH CHANGE-3),
  14. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 2 (WITH CHANGE-4),
  15. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3 (WITH CHANGE-4),
  16. DODM 5240.01
    PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
    Sec 3.3Sec 3.5
  17. DRT APPENDIX GSM,
  18. GENESIS MANUAL
    NETWORK PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
  19. GSM STUDY GUIDE(JUNE 2021)
    A BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (GSM) 2G NETWORK
    STUDY GSM COMPONENTS, OTHER GSM TERMINOLOGY
  20. HITS SURFACE USER MANUAL V.4.0.2
    STUDY HITS CONCEPTS
  21. IC TECH SPEC FOR ICD/ICS 705 VER 1.5.1
    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES
    Ch 1
  22. INTRO TO GSM,  CHAPTER 1
  23. IRL LISTENING
    INTERAGENCY LANGUAGE ROUNDATBLE SKILL LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS FOR PROFICIENCY-LISTENING
    STUDY URL: WWW.GOVTILR.ORG
  24. JP 1-02
    DOD DICTIONARY OF MILITARY AND ASSOCIATED TERMS AMMENDED THROUGH 15FEB2016
    STUDY ALL INTELLIGENCE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  25. JP 2-01
    JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
    CHAPTER II SECTION B, III SECTION C
  26. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    Ch ICh III
  27. MQ-4C
    TRITON MULTI-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE TASKING, COLLECTION, PROCESSING, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATION CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
    Ch 1Ch 2
  28. NAVEDTRA 14168A
    NAVAL SPACE
    Ch 4
  29. NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10,  CHAPTER 1, 2
  30. NAVEDTRA 14189A
    NEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  31. NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3
    COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  32. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022,
  33. NETA 1400 MODULE 2
    THE DETAILS: TELEPHONY/SATELLITE IDENTIFIERS
  34. NSA SLOTS
    STUDY NSANET GO TOOLS
  35. NSA/CSS POLICY MANUAL 1-52,  ANNEX A
  36. NWP 3-12
    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018
    Ch 1Ch 2
  37. NWP 3-56 COMPOSITE WARFARE
    MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WAR
    Ch 3Ch 5
  38. OPNAVINST 5200.37A
    NAVY LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAM
    Encl 2
  39. RPG-004-16(CHANGE 2)
    GUIDANCE FOR NSA REPORT PRECEDENCE
  40. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)
    Encl 4Encl 8Encl 10STUDY POLICY
  41. THE SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES HANDBOOK,  SECTION 1, 5
  42. T&C TRAINING STANDARD
    OPERATIONS DRIVES TRAINING VERSION 4
    Sec 1
  43. TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A,  APPENDIX 3; STUDY CASE NOTATION DATA ELEMENT COMPONENTS
  44. USSID 100,
  45. USSID 101,
  46. USSID 109,
  47. USSID 111,
  48. USSID 116,
  49. USSID 117 ANNEX D,
  50. USSID 122,
  51. USSID 125,
  52. USSID 13,
  53. USSID 2000,
  54. USSID 201,
  55. USSID 203,
  56. USSID 204,
  57. USSID 212,
  58. USSID 213,
  59. USSID 311,
  60. USSID 316,
  61. USSID 324,
  62. USSID 326,
  63. USSID 327,
  64. USSID 4,
  65. USSID 400,
  66. USSS GLOSSARY,

Exam topics

5 topics · 17 subtopics

What 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
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  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).