CTR1 · E-6 BIBLIOGRAPHY · FEBRUARY 2027 EXAMReserve (SELRES)

CTR E-6 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

Cryptologic Technician (Collection) · Effective September 2026 · 62 references

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 3-1-1
    CSCC TRAINING GUIDE SECTION 3-1-1: (U) ANALYZING ANALOG MODULATION TYPES
  2. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 3-2-2
    CSCC TRAINING GUIDE SECTION 3-2-2: (U) ANALYZING FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYED (FSK) SIGNALS
  3. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 3-2-3
    CSCC TRAINING GUIDE SECTION 3-2-3: (U) ANALYZING PHASE SHIFT KEYED (PSK) SIGNALS
  4. A-231-1460 (COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS COLLECTION COURSE (CSCC)) SECTION 4-5-1
    CSCC TRAINING GUIDE SECTION 4-5-1: (U) FISINT FUNDAMENTALS
  5. CJCSM 3122.01A JOPES VOL1 CHG 1
    JOINT OPERATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM (JOPES) VOLUME I (PLANNING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES)
    Encl A
  6. CRITIC HANDBOOK,  APPENDIX D; CHAPTER 1
  7. DD-006-23(CHANGE 1)
    KLIEGLIGHT AND TACTICAL REPORTING MANUAL
    Annex A
  8. DD-008-19(CHANGE 5)
    COMPONENTS OF AN NSA PRODUCT
    STUDY TEARLINES
  9. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER,  CHAPTER 10, 5
  10. DJSIG
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (DODIIS) JOINT SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE (DJSIG)
    Ch 1
  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
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW,CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
    Encl 3
  14. DODM 5200.01 VOLUME 3(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
    Encl 3
  15. DODM 5240.01
    PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF DOD INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
  16. DRT APPENDIX GSM,  SECTION 2, 3
  17. GEONET GEOLOCATION THEORY VER. 4.3.2,  CHAPTER 4
  18. HITS SURFACE USER MANUAL V.4.0.2,  SECTION 6; STUDY HITS CONCEPTS
  19. IC TECH SPEC FOR ICD/ICS 705 VER 1.5.1
    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES
    Sec 1
  20. JP 1-02
    DOD DICTIONARY OF MILITARY AND ASSOCIATED TERMS AMMENDED THROUGH 15FEB2016
    STUDY TACTICAL
  21. JP 2-01
    JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
    Ch III
  22. JP 3-12
    JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
  23. JP 3-13(CHANGE 1)
    INFORMATION OPERATIONS
    Ch 4STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  24. JP 3-13.1
    ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    Ch 1
  25. JP 3-14
    SPACE OPERATIONS
    STUDY SUMMARY
  26. JP 3-60
    JOINT TARGETING
    App DCh 1Ch 2
  27. NAVEDTRA 14168A
    NAVAL SPACE
    Ch 4Ch 7
  28. NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10
    WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 2Ch 4
  29. NAVEDTRA 14184A MODULATION
    NEETS, MODULE 12--MODULATION PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2
  30. NAVEDTRA 14185A NEETS MOD 13
    NUMBER SYSTEMS AND LOGIC CIRCUITS
    Ch 1
  31. NAVEDTRA 14189A NEETS MOD 17
    RADIO-FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4
  32. NAVEDTRA 14190A NEETS MOD 18
    RADAR PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1
  33. NAVEDTRA 15022A
    CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN COLLECTION
    Ch 9Ch 11
  34. NETA 2005(THROUGH VUPORT)
    NSANET, STUDY GO PGL - GSM THEORY SLIDES
    BASE STATION SYSTEM
  35. NTTP 2-02.1
    STRIKE GROUP AND UNIT LEVEL CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS (U)
    App AApp DApp ECh 1Ch 2Ch 3
  36. NTTP 3-13.1
    THEATER AND CAMPAIGN INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNING (U)
    App DCh 1Ch 3
  37. NTTP 3-13.2
    NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL
    App GCh 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6Ch 7Ch 9
  38. NTTP 3-51.1
    NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  39. NTTP 3-51.3
    COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC ATTACK
    Ch 1Ch 3
  40. NTTP 3-51.4
    CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS EMPLOYMENT GUIDE (COEG) FOR SURFACE FORCES
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8
  41. NWP 3-56
    COMPOSITE WARFARE: MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WAR
    Ch 1
  42. NWP 3-63 VOL 1 COMPUTER NET OPS,  CHAPTER 3
  43. NWP 5-01 EDITION MAY 2021
    NAVY PLANNING
    Ch 5
  44. RASIN MANUAL (31DEC2011),  ANNEX E; PART 1
  45. RPG-008-19(CHANGE 2)
    COMPONENTS OF A SIGINT PRODUCT
    Sec 9Sec 12
  46. RPG-010-19(CHANGE 2)
    GUIDANCE FOR REVISIONS AND RECALLS OF SIGINT REPORTS
    Sec 16
  47. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)
    Encl 4Encl 5Encl 6Encl 10
  48. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Ch 1Encl 4
  49. TRAF 2105 (BASIC TRAFFIC ANALYSIS: CONNECTING THE DOTS) INSTRUCTOR VERSION
    CRITICAL THINKING
    Module 3Module 4Module 6STUDY DEFINITIONS
  50. USSID 100
  51. USSID 101
  52. USSID 109
  53. USSID 116
  54. USSID 201
  55. USSID 203
  56. USSID 212
  57. USSID 213
  58. USSID 304
  59. USSID 307
  60. USSID 328
  61. VINTAGE HARVEST
    STUDY DOCUMENTATION AND TRAINING
  62. WI-FI STUDY GUIDE(FY23 R1)
    STUDY 802.11 LAYER 2

Exam topics

7 topics · 27 subtopics

What this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.

ANALYSISNODAL · SIGNALS · TRAFFIC
AUTHORITIES AND DIRECTIVESFLEET · NATIONAL
COLLECTION OPERATIONSFLEET SYSTEMS · NATIONAL SYSTEMS · RESOURCE MANAGEMENT · WATCHSTANDING FUNCTIONS · WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY PROTOCOL
CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSANTENNA THEORY · GEOLOCATION/DF · MATHEMATICS · MODULATION · ORBITAL MECHANICS · RF THEORY · WAVE PROPAGATION
INFORMATION OPERATIONSEW · MISO · OPSEC · PLANNING
REPORTINGCUSTOMER RELATIONS · SERIALIZED REPORTS · TIME SENSITIVE
SECURITYINFORMATION · PERSONNEL · PHYSICAL
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.
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Source: the official February 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective September 2026).