CTT2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · FEBRUARY 2027 EXAMReserve (SELRES)

CTT E-5 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

Cryptologic Technician (Technical) · Effective September 2026 · 51 references

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. ACP 125
    COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS RADIOTELEPHONE PROCEDURES
    Ch 8
  2. AFTTP 3-1.THREAT GUIDE CH 6
    ADVERSARY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AND ARMAMENT
    Ch 3
  3. APP-7
    JOINT BREVITY WORDS PUBLICATIONS
  4. ATP 1 VOL II
    ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL SIGNAL AND MANEUVERING BOOK
    Ch 20
  5. CHINA SMART BOOK(ONL-1200-020-18)
    CHINA - PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PLAN) AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
    STUDY PAGES 250-400, 323 - 383, 85-105,421-423
  6. COMBINED EMITTER DATABASE; STUDY FORMATS AND CODES; STUDY ELNOTS A472Z, B650Z, C314A, C403A, C448Z, N330Z
  7. COMNAVIWTGINST 3502.2A
    CRYPTOLOGY USER GUIDE (1)
  8. COMNAVIWTGINST 3502.4E
    ELECTRONIC WARFARE USER GUIDE
  9. COMNAVSURFOR WAR FIGHTING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NUMBER 115G ULM-4 RANGE POLICY
  10. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 VOLUME III REV D CHG 2
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME III DEPLOYED MAINTENANCE
    Ch 1Ch 2
  11. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER; CHAPTER 11, 2, 4, 7, 8
  12. EP-3 MARITIME MANUAL MISSION SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS
  13. INTEGRATED BROADCASTS USERS GUIDE (IBUG); SECTION 1, 6
  14. IRAN SMART BOOK
    ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NAVAL AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
    STUDY IRAN SUBMARINE WARFARE, PAGES 169 TO 182
  15. JP 2-01
    JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
    Ch III
  16. NAVEDTRA 14168A
    NAVAL SPACE
    Ch 4
  17. NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10,WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS; CHAPTER 1, 2, 4
  18. NAVEDTRA 14190A NEETS MOD 18,RADAR PRINCIPLES; CHAPTER 1
  19. NAVEDTRA 14191 NEETS MOD 19,THE TECHNICIANS HANDBOOK; CHAPTER 1
  20. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D 3M
    SHIPS MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT (3-M) MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 6
  21. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COUNTERING INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, RECONNAISSANCE AND TARGETING (CISRT)
  22. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 2018
  23. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK IO (07AUG20)
  24. NTRP 3-20.6.08 VOL 3
    DDG 51 (FLIGHT IIA) CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION (U)
    Ch 9
  25. NTTP 2-02.1
    STRIKE GROUP AND UNIT LEVEL CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS (U)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  26. NTTP 3-13.10
    SUBMARINE ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    App A
  27. NTTP 3-13.14
    SURFACE ELECTRONIC WARFARE GUIDE
    App AApp BApp ECh 2Ch 3Ch 5Figure C-8
  28. NTTP 3-13.2
    NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL
    Annex FApp FCh 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7STUDY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  29. NTTP 3-13.5
    NAVY MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS
  30. NTTP 3-51.1
    NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    App AApp CCh 3Ch 4Ch 6
  31. NTTP 3-51.5 EDITION MARCH 2023
    ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS
    Figure A-2
  32. NWP 1-03.1(FORMERLY NWP 10-1-10)
    OPERATIONAL REPORTS
    Ch 4
  33. NWP 1-10.11
    TACTICAL ACTION OFFICER HANDBOOK QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
    STUDY PAGES 3-57 THRU 3-66, 3-69 THRU 3-78
  34. NWP 3-56 COMPOSITE WARFARE
    COMPOSITE WARFARE: MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WAR
    Ch 1
  35. ONI FOREIGN NAVAL CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS HANDBOOK; STUDY INDIA: UAVS, OTOMAT SERIES MISSILE
  36. ONI-1200-110-1919(SMART BOOK - RUSSIA)
    RUSSIAN FEDERATION NAVY SMART BOOK
    STUDY AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE
  37. OPNAVINST 4790.4F SHIP 3-M
    SHIPS MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM POLICY
  38. PCMS MANUAL SE400-DA-MMO-010 REV7
    PASSIVE COUNTERMEASURES SYSTEM TECHNICAL MANUAL OPERATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL MAINTENANCE
    Ch 6Ch 7
  39. SE686-CL-MMO-030 SLQ-32 USER GUIDE
    TECH MANUAL FOR COMMAND DECISION CONSOLE
    Ch 5
  40. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Ch 10Encl 8
  41. SIGE 2810
    INTRODUCTION TO RADAR THEORY
    Module 3
  42. TM 3-51.1-18
    TM 3-51.1-18 NULKA TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT GUIDE
    Ch 3
  43. TM 3-51.2-16
    JOINT TACTICAL TERMINAL EMPLOYMENT FOR NAVAL SURFACE UNITS
    App A
  44. TM 3-51.2-18
    AN/SLQ-32(V)6 TACTICAL USERS GUIDE
    App BCh 3
  45. TM 3-51-1-15
    ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS AFLOAT
    Ch 2Ch 3
  46. TM_3-13.1-17, TACTICAL SITUATION (TACSIT) GUIDE; CHAPTER 1, 2
  47. USSID 2
  48. USSID 212
  49. USSID 314
  50. USSID 319
  51. WFIP NUMBER 156 SUBMISSION OF TCAR IN SUPPORT OF RAS; CHAPTER 15

Exam topics

7 topics · 28 subtopics

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

CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSAUTHORITIES AND DIRECTIVES · ELINT OPERATIONS · SYSTEMS
EW FUNDAMENTALSEA · EP · ES · WATCHSTANDING FUNDAMENTALS
INFORMATION OPERATIONSCNO · IO PLANS · MILDEC · MISO · OPSEC · UAS
MAINTENANCECORRECTIVE · PREVENTATIVE · REPORTS AND DOCUMENTATION · SYSTEMS · TESTING AND CERTIFICATIONS
RADAR FUNDAMENTALSEQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS · THEORY · WAVE PROPAGATION
SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONCLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE · PERSONNEL · PHYSICAL
TACTICAL OPERATIONSCISRT · EMSO & MANAGEMENT · STRIKE GROUP OPERATIONS · TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
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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 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-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective September 2026).