ASA ONLINE - Military Occupation Specialties

updated:Thursday, October 29, 1998

Military Occupation Specialties

The following MOS information came from the 1966 Enlistment Brochure. Some MOS's were not included or the Training length had changed. Please write and let us have the missing information so we can include it with the rest.
Phil Hogle
ASAONLINE

(Readers input is below MOS List)

**Army Security Agency Military Occupation Specialties**
MOS	TITLE & TNG LOCATION	LENGTH of COURSE
04B20 965.1	Translator Interpreter	24-47 Weeks
05B20 051.1	Low Speed Radio Operator Fort Devens,Mass.	7 Weeks
05C20 053.1	Radio Teletype Operator Fort Gordon,Georgia	15 Weeks (Plus 7 weeks 05B20)
05D20 054.1	Special Identification Techniques Operator Fort Devens ,Mass.	17 Weeks (Plus 14 weeks 05H20)
05G20 055.1	Communications Monitor Fort Devens ,Mass.	14 Weeks (Plus 8 weeks 05H20)
05H20 058.1	Morse Intercept Operator Fort Devens ,Mass.	23 Weeks
05K20 059.1	Teletype Interceptor Fort Devens ,Mass.	10 Weeks (Plus 14 weeks of 05H20)
26F20 282.1	Radar Repairman Fort Monmouth,N.J.	33 Weeks
26I20 281.1	Microwave Radio Repairman Fort Monmouth,N.J.	28 Weeks
26K20 283.1	Electronic Warfare Equipment Repairman Fort Devens, Mass.	33 Weeks
31E20 296.1	Field Radio Repairman Fort Gordon, Ga.	21 Weeks
31J20 341.1	Teletypewriter Equip. Repairman Fort Gordon, Ga.	19 Weeks
31K20 342.1	General Cryptographic Repairman Fort Monmouth,N.J.	29 Weeks
31L20 294.1	Field Carrier Equip. Repairman Fort Gordon, Ga.	28 Weeks
32B20 271.1	Fixed Station Receiver Repairman Fort Monmouth,N.J.	20 Weeks
32C20 272.1	Fixed Station Transmitter Repairman Fort Monmouth,N.J.	21 Weeks
32D20 ???.?	Fixed Station Technical Controller Fort Monmouth,N.J.	23 Weeks
32F20 343.1	Fixed Ciphony Repairman Fort Monmouth,N.J.	35 Weeks
32G20 345.1	Fixed Cryptographic Equipment Repair Fort Monmouth, N.J.	24 Weeks plus
33B20 286.1	General Intercept Equipment Repairman Fort Devens, Mass.	22 Weeks
33C20 286.2	Intercept Equpiment Repairman Fort Devens, Mass.	23 Weeks
33E20 292.1	Microbarograph Equipment Repairman Fort Devens, Mass.	17 Weeks
33G20 292.1	ECM/DF Systems Repairman Ft. Devens	13 week 26 weeks BEM prerequisite
33S10 ?	E/W Intercept Systems Repairman. Ft. Devens	39 weeks
34C20 302.2	EAM & ADPS Aux. Equip. Repairman Fort Gordon, Ga.	25 Weeks
34D20 303.1	ADPS Repairman Fort Monmouth,N.J.	36 Weeks
36A10 310.0	Field Communications Crewman Basic Training Center	4 Weeks
36C20 321.1	Field Communications Crewman Fort Gordon, Ga..	8 Weeks (plus 4 weeks 36A10)
52B20 351.1	Power Generation Specialist Fort Belvoir, Va.	6 Weeks plus 4 days
62B20 622.1	Engineer Equipment Maintenance Fort Belvoir,Va.	10 Weeks 5 Days
72B20 741.1	Criticom Op Fort Gordon	? Weeks
74A10 740.0	Data Processing Equipment Operator Fort Devens,Mas.	8 Weeks
74B20 741.1	Card & Tape Writer Fort Devens,Mas.	8 Weeks
93G20 991.1	Microbarograph Specialist Fort Devens,Mass.	6 Weeks
95B20 951.1	Military Policeman Fort Gordon, Ga	8 Weeks.
96B20 962.1	Intelligence Analyst Fort Holabird,Md.	9 Weeks
98B20 981.1	Cryptanalysis Fort Devens ,Mass.	22 Weeks
98C20 982.1	Traffic Analyst Fort Devens ,Mass.	16 Weeks
98G20 98	Voice Intercept Operator DLIWC,Monterey, Ca.	3-12months language school 6-9 weeks equipment tng.
98J20 989.1	Electronic Warfare Operator Fort Devens ,Mass.	25 Weeks

US Army MOS List

MOS Updates-Readers Input

You have missed a big group of us -- 98C20 -- traffic analyst.
In addition we had the language code tacked on to it in place of the 20 -- Russian was 98C2L63
I was at DLI in Monterey June 66 - March 67. At Devens, April 67 to Sep 67. At Herzogenaurach, Sep 67 to Mar 68. At Schneeburg Mar 68 to Sep 69. At Rothwesten, Sep 69 to Mar 70.
Jim Dickens
JDickens@compuserve.com

The mos 3717 was for the high speed intercept operator during the korea war. I was stationed at the asa installation at futema okinawa during the time of 1951 - 1953. would appreciate it if you would send me any information of the old asa 8603 aau. would appreciate hearing from you.
Al
COMBSVC@aol.com

I served in the USASA from June 8, 1962 until June 7, 1965. My MOS was 723.10, Comcen Spc. I attended schol at Ft. Gordon, Ga. for 11 weeks and was there during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was assigned overseas to the 177th ASA, Camp Humprey, Korea, from Dec 1962 to Jan 1964 and worked in Criticom Ops. I believe the 723.1 MOS and what you show as 72B20 (741.1) is either the same or closely related.
Thanks,
Bob Hemby
BJHemby@aol.com

Looking over the MOS for 31J...TTY repair...and reviewing my 201 file...I spent 25 weeks with basic school...then another 10 weeks with specialized school (with crypto acces) in a secure area.

31J20 = Basic TTY Repair
31J2B3 = ASA Specialized TTY Repair
LAWRENCE RINALDO
RINALDO.LAWRENCE@epamail.epa.gov

A correction to your MOS list:
I was a Russian Voice Interceptor in the 1954-57 period. My MOS was 988.2663. The 988 was Voice Interceptor, the 2 stood for the degree of skill (1 for entry level and 2 for advanced), and the 663 denoted the Russian language.
Jim Burris
pappyb@ccia.com

I was in ASA from 1952 to 1962... My MOS was 1717 (Morse Code Intercept Operator) until about late 52 or early 53. The DF program was just getting underway and they were designated as 1717D . Later we became 058.20 The designation after the period indicated Non Coms and Instructors, thus 058.68 was an instuctor.
Deryl Yocom

You need to add 98D fromerly 984. This was the COMSEC or SIGSEC Analyst. Training was at Ft Devens and I believe it was 16 weeks in length. This MOS later was rolled into the 05G as 05G.30 . Two very small but extremely important MOS Assitional Skill Identifiers were the H6 Red/Black Inspector and H6 TEMPEST Test Technician added to MOS 32G and 26K respectively. The training for inspectors was originally 5 individuals in 1965 and 1966 and a total of 4 test teams of two EM and 1 officer were trained during the same time frame. Training was done at Arlington Hall Station and National Scientific Laboratories. Bob Morgan and I were the only ones to my knowledge that were cross trained into both areas during 1966.
Rick Hayden
RHayden299@aol.com

I was with the ASA from 61 to 68 at the 319th ASA Bn in Rothwestern and later with HQ ASA Europe in Frankfurt. In the beginning i was a 983 - Analytic Equip Opr and after the MOS changes became a 74E - Computer Opr. You listed the Mos as 741 and later as 74A or 74B.
Cabot Egan SP7 USA Ret
319th ASA BN 61 - 64
HQ USASA Eur 65 - 68
Email:cegan@ne.infi.net

Hi, md. I went to school at Devens in early 1964. The following info was current then.
98J10 (993.1) Electronic Countermeasures Search Specialist 14 weeks duration. Taught at Fort Devens, MA.
Thought you would like to know. CUL. Top
Ron 1SG
Ron1SG@aol.com