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CTI E-6 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

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

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. CJCSI 3250.01G
    POLICY GUIDANCE FOR INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AND SENSITIVE RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS
    Annex J
  2. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    Annex CEncl C
  3. COMNAVIFORINST 1550.1B
    NAVAL INFORMATION FORCES LANGUAGE READINESS PROGRAM
  4. CRITIC HANDBOOK,  APPENDIX A, M; SECTION CRITIC REPORTING PROCESS, RESPONSIBILITIES, TRAINING
  5. CTI RTM
    CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN INTERPRETATION (CTI) RATE TRAINING MANUAL
    Ch 6Ch 9Ch 10
  6. DATA WAREHOUSES
    NSANET "GO CWH"
  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 A
  9. DD-008-19(CHANGE 5)
    COMPONENTS OF AN NSA PRODUCT
    Sec 11
  10. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER,  CHAPTER 5, 7
  11. DJSIG
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG)
    Sec 3
  12. DODD 5160.41E
    DEFENSE LANGUAGE, REGIONAL EXPERTISE, AND CULTURE (LREC) PROGRAM
  13. DODM 5105.21 VOL 2 CHG 2
    SCI ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL ADMINISTRATION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY, VISITOR CONTROL, AND TECHNICAL SECURITY
    Encl 2Encl 4
  14. DODM 5200.01 VOL 1
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW,CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
    Encl 2Encl 3
  15. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 2(WITH CHANGE-4)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: MARKING OF INFORMATION
    Encl 3
  16. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
    Encl 2Encl 3Encl 4
  17. 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 3Sec 4
  18. DRT APPENDIX CDMA,  SECTION 11
  19. DRT APPENDIX GSM,  SECTION 2, 3
  20. DRT APPENDIX TIMING ADVANCE
  21. ILR SKILL DESCRIPTIONS
    URL HTTPS://WWW.GOVTILR.ORG
  22. INTRODUCTION TO GSM NETWORKS; SECTION 1
  23. JP 3-13.1
    ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    Ch III
  24. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    Ch IISTUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  25. NAVEDTRA 14088 ET VOL3
    ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN VOLUME 03-COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
    Ch 1Ch 3
  26. NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10
    WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 1Ch 2
  27. NAVEDTRA 14184A NEETS MOD 12
    MODULATION
    Ch 2
  28. NAVEDTRA 14189A NEETS MOD 17
    RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5
  29. NAVEDTRA 15028 IT MOD 3
    COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING
    Ch 2Ch 3
  30. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK CRYPTOLOGY 2022
  31. NETA 2401 MODULE 1
    TARGET TRIAGE
    Lesson 6
  32. NETA 2401 MODULE 2
    GEOLOCATION ANALYSIS
  33. NTTP 2-02.2
    DISTRIBUTED SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS (U)
    Ch 6
  34. NWP 3-56
    COMPOSITE WARFARE: MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WAR
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
  35. NWP 5-01
    NAVY PLANNING
    Ch 1
  36. OPNAV 1650.32 CTI LING OF YEAR
  37. OPNAVINST 5200.37A
    NAVY LANGUAGE TESTING PROGRAM
  38. OPNAVINST 5400.46
    COMMAND LANGUAGE PROGRAM
  39. OPNAVINST 7220.7H
    FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY BONUS PROGRAM
  40. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)
    Encl 4Encl 6Encl 7Encl 8Encl 10
  41. SPM HANDBOOK
    THE SIGINT PROTECTIVE MEASURES HANDBOOK
    Annex C
  42. TEXTA MANUAL ANNEX A,  APPENDIX 3
  43. TITLE 1 FISA
    PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTING
    Sec 3
  44. USSID 100
  45. USSID 101
  46. USSID 104
  47. USSID 109
  48. USSID 111
  49. USSID 116
  50. USSID 121
  51. USSID 122
  52. USSID 18 ANNEX
  53. USSID 200
  54. USSID 2000
  55. USSID 203
  56. USSID 212
  57. USSID 213
  58. USSID 217
  59. USSID 218
  60. USSID 304
  61. USSID 307
  62. USSID 311
  63. USSID 324
  64. USSID 327
  65. USSID 400
  66. USSID 401
  67. THE UNITED STATES SIGINT SYSTEM GLOSSARY; SECTION A

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