CTI2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · FEBRUARY 2027 EXAMReserve (SELRES)

CTI E-5 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) · Effective September 2026 · 67 references

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. C10F NAVAL SPACE HANDBOOK,  CHAPTER 1
  2. CHANDELIER USER GUIDE; SECTION I
  3. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    Encl AEncl B
  4. COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1B
    NAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
  5. CRITIC HANDBOOK; APPENDIX A, D, K; STUDY PHASE 2 - VALIDATION AND DISPOSITION, PHASE 4 - CLOSE OUT, RESPONSIBILITIES, TRAINING
  6. CTI RTM
    CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUAL
    Ch 5Ch 6Ch 8Ch 9Ch 10Ch 11Ch 12
  7. DD-004-22
    GUIDANCE FOR USING COLLATERAL INFORMATION IN SERIALIZED SIGINT REPORTS
    Sec 3
  8. DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)
    KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUAL
    Annex ASTUDY KLIEGLIGHT
  9. DD-008-19(CHANGE 5)
    COMPONENTS OF AN NSA PRODUCT
    Sec 11Sec 20
  10. DD-010-19(CHANGE 3)
    GUIDANCE FOR REVISIONS AND RECALLS OF NSA REPORTS
    Sec 3
  11. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG); SECTION 3
  12. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER; CHAPTER 11, 12, 7, 9
  13. DODD 3600.01
    INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO)
    Part II
  14. DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2
    ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY
    Encl 4
  15. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    Encl 2
  16. DODM 5105.21 VOL 3 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONNEL SECURITY, INDUSTRIAL SECURITY, AND SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
    Encl 2
  17. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 2(WITH CHANGE-4)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: MARKING OF INFORMATION
    Encl 3
  18. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
  19. DODM S-5240.01-A
    PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES: ANNEX GOVERNING SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.7 OF E.O. 12333
    Sec 2
  20. DRT APPENDIX CDMA; SECTION 2
  21. DRT APPENDIX GSM; SECTION 2
  22. DRT APPENDIX INMARSAT MINI-M; SECTION 2
  23. DRT APPENDIX THURAYA 5.10.2; SECTION 1
  24. DRT1000 RECEIVE SOFTWARE MANUAL; SECTION 24, 3, 34
  25. GEONET GEOLOCATION THEORY VER. 4.3.2; SECTION 2
  26. INTRODUCTION TO GSM NETWORKS; SECTION 1
  27. JP 2-01
    JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
  28. JP 3-13.1
    ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    Ch I
  29. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    App DCh IISTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  30. NAVEDTRA 14088 ET VOL3,COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; CHAPTER 8
  31. NAVEDTRA 14168A
    NAVAL SPACE
    Ch 3Ch 4
  32. NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10,WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS; CHAPTER 1, 2, 4
  33. NAVEDTRA 14189A NEETS MOD 17,RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES; CHAPTER 1, 2, 4
  34. NAVEDTRA 14252 TIME CONVERSION; TOPIC 3
  35. NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3
    COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING
    Ch 3
  36. NAVY STRATEGIC LANGUAGE LIST (SLL) MEMORANDUM SER N13F/050 07 MAR 2019
  37. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022; STUDY CRYPTOLOGIC FORCES AND CAPABILITIES
  38. NON-MOBILE DSO CONOP
    CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS AND MANPOWER STRATEGY FOR NON-MOBILE DISTRIBUTED SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS (DSO)
    Sec 6
  39. NSA SLOTS
    NSANET "GO TOOLS"
  40. NWP 3-12
    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018
    Ch 1
  41. OPNAVINST 5200.37A
    NAVY LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAM
    Encl 2
  42. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)
  43. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
  44. SPM HANDBOOK
    THE SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES HANDBOOK
    Sec 2
  45. TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A; SECTION 1
  46. USSID 10
  47. USSID 100
  48. USSID 101
  49. USSID 116
  50. USSID 122
  51. USSID 13
  52. USSID 18 ANNEX
  53. USSID 201
  54. USSID 204
  55. USSID 212
  56. USSID 213
  57. USSID 217
  58. USSID 303
  59. USSID 304
  60. USSID 308
  61. USSID 311
  62. USSID 312
  63. USSID 316
  64. USSID 324
  65. USSID 326
  66. USSID 327
  67. USSID 328

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
Official notes and source
  1. Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
  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 RESERVE Navy Advancement exam that will be given to SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) PERSONNEL in February 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.
  4. 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.
  5. If you have questions, e-mail NETPDC_NAVY_ADVANCEMENT@navy.mil.

Source: the official February 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective September 2026).