SOC · E-7 BIBLIOGRAPHY · JANUARY 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

SO E-7 Bibs · January 2027

Special Warfare Operator · Effective July 2026 · Revised by the Navy (revision 2) · 45 references on the Regular exam

  1. ADRP 1-02
    TERMS AND MILITARY SYMBOLS
    Ch 9
  2. AN/PRC-163(REVISION-B)
    MULTICHANNEL HANDHELD RADIO FIELD REFERENCE GUIDE
    TOPIC CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
  3. ATP 3-18.11(2021)
    SPECIAL FORCES MILITARY FREE-FALL OPERATIONS
    Ch 13
  4. CHART NO. 1(EDITION-13)
    U.S. CHART NO. 1 SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED ON PAPER AND ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
  5. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2A
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6
  6. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.3D
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND PARACHUTING AND CARGO AIRDROP OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 8
  7. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3150.1F
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DIVING PROGRAM
    Encl 1
  8. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3500.2C
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)
    Encl 2Encl 4
  9. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3591.1E
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE RANGE SAFETY PROCEDURES, RANGE SAFETY OFFICER JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
    Encl 5
  10. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 8370.1
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE WEAPONS, VISUAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEMS, AND VISUAL AUGMENTATION WEAPONS ACCESSORIES MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
  11. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST S3500.3A
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE FORCE READINESS MANUAL
    App JCh 1
  12. EKMS-1E(WITH AMENDMENT-1)
    EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3
    Annex RCh 9
  13. JOINT PUBLICATION 1(WITH CHANGE-1)
    DOCTRINE FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
    Ch I
  14. JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)
    JOINT INTELLIGENCE
    Ch IICh IIICh V
  15. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-05(2020)
    DOCTRINE FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS
    Ch IICh III
  16. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-60(2018)
    JOINT TARGETING
  17. JOINT PUBLICATION 5-0(2025)
    JOINT PLANNING
    Ch III
  18. K-431-0100C
    TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) COURSE
    OUTLINE SHEET 1-1-1, 9-1-1
  19. K-431-0141A(WITH CHANGE-2)
    TRAINEE GUIDE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNICATIONS COURSE
    UNIT 1 LESSON TOPIC 1.1, 1 LESSON TOPIC 1.2, 1 LESSON TOPIC 1.6
  20. NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE SEAL FIELD GUIDE(2013)
    SEAL FIELD GUIDE (VERSION 1)
  21. NAVEDTRA 14295B
    HOSPITAL CORPSMAN
    Ch 21
  22. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK(2024)
    NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK
    Rule 27
  23. NAVSEA OP 5(REVISION-8)
    AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY ASHORE
    Ch 1
  24. NAVSEA SS521-AG-PRO-010(REVISION-7)(WITH CHANGE-A)
    US NAVY DIVING MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 5Ch 7Ch 11Ch 16Ch 17
  25. NAVSEA SW010-AD-GTP-010(REVISION-6)
    SMALL ARMS AND SPECIAL WARFARE AMMUNITION
    Ch 7
  26. NAVSEA SW215-CB-MMO-010
    BINOCULAR NIGHT VISION DEVICE (BNVD) AN/PVS-31B
    Ch 1
  27. NSW LPO BOOK(REVISION-4)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LEADING PETTY OFFICER BOOK
    Ch 3
  28. NTTP 3-05.14
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE NONCOMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS
    Ch 1Ch 2
  29. NTTP 3-05.2(2021)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE LAND WARFARE
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  30. NTTP 3-05.2.1(WITH CHANGE-1)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE BREACHER MANUAL
    Ch 2
  31. NTTP 3-05.21(8-2016)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMBAT SWIMMER OPERATIONS
    Ch 3Ch 6
  32. NTTP 3-05.24(2016)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE URBAN COMBAT, SHIPBOARDING, AND GAS AND OIL PLATFORM OPERATIONS (U)
    App ACh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 7
  33. NTTP 3-05.4(2024)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE SUBMARINE OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 7
  34. NTTP 3-05.42(WITH CHANGE-1)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNDERSEA WARFARE
    App DCh 11
  35. NTTP 3-05.45(2023)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
    Ch 4
  36. NTTP 3-05.46
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE MISSION PLANNING
    Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5
  37. NTTP 3-05.9(2023)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE TACTICAL GROUND MOBILITY OPERATIONS
    App BApp CCh 1Ch 2Ch 3
  38. NWP 3-05(2023)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5
  39. OPNAVINST 3100.6K
    SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURES
  40. SAVSERSUP6
    JOINT ARMY REPORTING FORMATS
    Sec 103Sec 104
  41. SEAL HANDBOOK
    SEAL HANDBOOK
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7Ch 9Ch 10
  42. SECNAVINST 1650.1J
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MILITARY AWARDS POLICY
  43. SOF REF MAN(REVISION-5)
    SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES REFERENCE MANUAL
    App ACh 2
  44. TC 3-25.26
    MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATION
    Ch 2
  45. USSOCOM DIRECTIVE 525-5
    (U) ADVANCED SPECIAL OPERATIONS TECHNIQUES

Exam topics

4 topics · 16 subtopics

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

Admin/LogisticsMaintenance · Publications · Reports And Forms
Command, Control, CommunicationCommunications · Force Structure · Mission Planning
MobilityAir Operations · Land Operations · Maritime Operations
Naval Special Operations1g History And Heritage · Communications · Diving · Land Operations · Medical · Ordnance · Sof Core Activities
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 REGULAR Navy Advancement exam that will be given to ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL in January 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 January 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective July 2026).