Cyber Operations Specialist

• Cyber Operations Specialists execute Offensive and Defensive Cyberspace operations in support of the full range of military operations by enabling actions and generating effects across all domains.

• The Cyber Operations Specialist ensures the freedom of maneuver within the Cyberspace domain and denies the same to adversaries.

• Cyber Operations Specialists will enable Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO) intended to project power by the application of force in and through Cyberspace by targeting enemy and hostile adversary activities and capabilities.

• Cyber Operations Specialists also enable Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) in order to protect data, networks, net-centric capabilities, and other designated systems by detecting, identifying, and responding to attacks against friendly networks.

Approved as an MOS as of 02 June 2015

PHYSICAL DEMAND RATING OF MEDIUM.

• PHYSICAL PROFILE OF 222221.

• NORMAL COLOR VISION.

• QUALIFYING SCORES.

– A MINIMUM SCORE OF 110 IN APTITUDE AREA FOR GT AND A MINIMUM SCORE OF 116 IN APTITUDE AREA ST ON ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY (ASVAB) TEST ADMINISTERED PRIOR TO 2 JANUARY 2002.

– A MINIMUM SCORE OF 110 IN APTITUDE AREA GT AND A MINIMUM SCORE OF 113 IN APTITUDE AREA ST ON ASVAB TESTS ADMINISTERED ON AND AFTER 2 JANUARY 2002, BUT PRIOR TO 1 APRIL 2014.

– A MINIMUM SCORE OF 110 IN APTITUDE AREA FOR GT AND A MINIMUM SCORE OF 112 IN APTITUDE AREA ST ON ASVAB TESTS ADMINISTERED ON AND AFTER 1 APRIL 2014.

• THE SOLDIER MUST MEET TOP SECRET (TS) SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) ACCESS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO BE AWARDED AND MAINTAIN MOS. (ONLY SECRET REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION PACKET)

• SOLDIER IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE AND PASS A COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SCOPE POLYGRAPH (CSP) PRIOR TO BEING AWARDED THE MOS AND MUST CONTINUE TO PASS SUBSEQUENT CSPS TO HOLD THE MOS. SOLDIERS WHO REFUSE TO TAKE OR FAIL A CSP WILL BE RECLASSIFIED. (ONLY REQUIRED AFTER APPLICATION APPROVAL PRIOR TO FIRST DUTY STATION)

• FORMAL TRAINING (SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF 17C CYBER OPERATIONS SPECIALIST COURSE, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE US ARMY CYBER SCHOOL) IS MANDATORY. HOWEVER, CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT WAIVER FOR FORMAL TRAINING MAY BE GRANTED BY COMMANDANT, US ARMY CYBER SCHOOL, FORT GORDON, GA 30905-5300

• THE SERVICE REMAINING REQUIREMENT (SRR) IS 3 YEARS FOR RECLASSIFICATION INTO MOS 17C UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AR 614-200, CHAPTER 4.

• AT A MINIMUM, SOLDIERS SFC AND BELOW MUST POSSESS AN SECRET CLEARANCE AT TIME OF APPLICATION. AFTER RECLASSIFICATION APPROVAL SOLDIERS WILL BEGIN APPLICATION PROCESS TO RECEIVE INTERIM TOP SECRET CLEARANCE PRIOR TO ATTENDING TRAINING. SOLDIERS WILL REQUIRE A SECURITY CLEARANCE OF "TOP SECRET WITH SCI ACCESS" PRIOR TO BEING AWARDED THE MOS.

• SOLDIERS MUST HAVE NO ADVERSE INFORMATION IN THEIR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE, PROVOST MARSHALL RECORDS, OR LOCAL SECURITY OFFICE, AS WELL AS, NO DISQUALIFYING INFORMATION IN THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS THAT WOULD PREVENT THE GRANTING OF A SECURITY CLEARANCE OR MEETING PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE AWARDED THE MOS.

• THE SERVICE REMAINING REQUIREMENT (SRR) IS 3 YEARS FOR RECLASSIFICATION INTO MOS 17C UPON COMPLETION OF TRAINING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AR 614- 200, CHAPTER 4.

• SOLDIER IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE AND PASS A COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SCOPE POLYGRAPH (CSP) PRIOR TO BEING AWARDED THE MOS AND MUST CONTINUE TO PASS SUBSEQUENT CSPS TO HOLD THE MOS. SOLDIERS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY FAILED A CSP PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATION WILL BE DENIED RECLASSIFICATION. SOLDIERS WHO ARE APPROVED FOR RECLASSIFICATION TO 17C WILL RECEIVE A CSP DURING RECLASSIFICATION TRAINING.

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