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CTI E-6 Bibs · March 2027

Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) · Effective October 2026 · 73 references on the Regular exam

  1. CHROMATIC KRAKEN
    FY24 SCOPE CATALOG
    SUBSYSTEM CARBONSTORM, SHOCKWAVE, TURBULENTSAIL
  2. CHROMATIC KRAKEN/SIREN
    FY23
    SECTION CHROMATIC KRAKEN PROGRAM
  3. CJCSI 3250.01G
    POLICY GUIDANCE FOR INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AND SENSITIVE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS
    Encl J
  4. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    APPENDIX A TO ENCL B TABLE B-A-2Encl BEncl C
  5. COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1B
    NAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
  6. CRITIC HANDBOOK
    LETTER OF PROMULGATION
    App AApp DApp PSECTION CRITIC REPORTING PROCESS
  7. CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUAL; CHAPTER 10, 12, 13, 5, 6, 7
  8. DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)
    KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUAL
    Annex ASec 2
  9. DD-008-19(CHANGE 6)
    COMPONENTS OF AN NSA SERIALIZED PRODUCT
    Sec 16
  10. DD-010-12(CHANGE 17)
    IDENTITIES IN SIGINT MANUAL
    Sec 3
  11. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER,  CHAPTER 11, 2, 9
  12. DJSIG(2026)
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
    Sec 1Sec 3
  13. DODM 5105.21 VOL 1 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL - ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY
    Encl 4Encl 5
  14. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    Encl 2Encl 3
  15. DODM 5200.01 VOL 1(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW, CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
    Encl 3
  16. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-4)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
    Encl 2Encl 3
  17. DODM 5240.01
    PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
    Ch 3
  18. 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(C) OF E.O. 12333
    Sec 4
  19. DRT APPENDIX THURAYA 5.10.2
    STUDY 1 THROUGH 1.6, 7.3 MODE OF CALL
  20. GEONET GEOLOCATION THEORY VER. 4.3.2,  CHAPTER 5
  21. GSM STUDY GUIDE(JUNE 2021)
    A BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (GSM) 2G NETWORK
    Sec 3Sec 5
  22. HITS SURFACE USER MANUAL V.4.0.2,  SECTION 10.0 SOFTWARE SETUP, 2.0 HITS CONCEPTS
  23. ILR SKILL DESCRIPTIONS
    URL HTTPS://WWW.GOVTILR.ORG
  24. INTRODUCTION TO GSM NETWORKS; CHAPTER 1
  25. IRL READING
    INTERAGENCY LANGUAGE ROUNDTABLE SKILL LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS FOR PROFICIENCY-READING
  26. JP 3-12
    JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
    Ch II
  27. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    Ch IICh IIISTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  28. JP 5-0
    JOINT PLANNING
    Ch IV
  29. NAVEDTRA 14088
    ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
    Ch 3Ch 7
  30. NAVEDTRA 14168A
    NAVAL SPACE
    Ch 7
  31. NAVEDTRA 14182A
    NEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 2
  32. NAVEDTRA 14189A
    NEETS MODULE 17-RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5
  33. NAVEDTRA 14190A
    NEETS MODULE 18-RADAR PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1
  34. NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3
    COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING
    Ch 2Ch 3
  35. NAVY FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM GUIDANCE FOR ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENTS MEMO,
  36. NETA 1400 MODULE 2
    THE DETAILS: TELEPHONY/SATELLITE IDENTIFIERS
  37. NETA 2401 MODULE 1
    TARGET TRIAGE
  38. NSA SLOTS
    NSANET "GO TOOLS"
  39. NTTP 3-13.1
    THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)
    Ch 2Ch 3
  40. NWP 3-12
    CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS EDITION FEBRUARY 2018
    Ch 3
  41. NWP 3-63 VOL 1 - COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS; SECTION 3.5 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO CNO
  42. NWP 5-01
    NAVY PLANNING
    Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5STUDY NAVY PLANNING PROCESS
  43. OPNAVINST 5200.37A
    NAVY LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAM
  44. OPNAVINST 5400.46
    COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
  45. OPNAVINST 7220.7H
    FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM
  46. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)
    Encl 4Encl 12
  47. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 2
  48. TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A,  ANNEX A
  49. TITLE 1 FISA
    PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTING
    Sec 5
  50. USSID 100,
  51. USSID 101,
  52. USSID 104,
  53. USSID 109,
  54. USSID 110,
  55. USSID 111,
  56. USSID 116,
  57. USSID 121,
  58. USSID 122,
  59. USSID 13,
  60. USSID 18 ANNEX,
  61. USSID 2,
  62. USSID 201,
  63. USSID 212,
  64. USSID 213,
  65. USSID 217,
  66. USSID 303,
  67. USSID 307,
  68. USSID 312,
  69. USSID 324,
  70. USSID 327,
  71. USSID 4,
  72. USSID 401,
  73. USSID 6000,

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-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).