I'm an E-6 SH, I currently have a TS but that's just due to my Rate (You Army folks call that an MOS) and some of my Collateral Duties. I'm an Operations Specialist, and deal with Part Intel, Part Operations, Part Communications.
Everyone on board a Navy Ship requires at least Confidential Clearance. When the ship is currently underway, its position is Classified.
My Job Description as based from About.com
Operation Specialists (OS) function as plotters, radio-telephone and Command and Control sound-powered telephone talkers and maintain Combat Information Center (CIC) displays of strategic and tactical information. They operate surveillance and altitude radars Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), and associated equipment. They also serve as Air Traffic Controllers for helicopters and fixed-wing supersonic jet aircraft. OS Sailors serve as watch supervisors and section leaders; interpret and evaluate presentations and tactical situations and make recommendations to supervisors during watch conditions. They apply a thorough knowledge of doctrine and procedures applicable to CIC operations contained in U. S. Navy Instructions and Allied or U.S. Navy Publications and procedures necessary for radar navigation contained in Naval Oceanographic Office publications. OSs provide to the command technical information and assistance related to Anti-Surface Warfare, Anti-Air Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Amphibious Warfare, Mine Warfare, Naval Gunfire Support, and search and rescue operations, and other matters pertaining to the Operations Specialist's area.
The duties performed by Operations Specialists include:
* plot a ship's position, heading, and speed;
* operate common marine electronic navigation instruments including radar systems;
* provide target plotting data to the combat information center based on information received from target tracking devices.
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