0206 - Signals Intelligence/Ground Electronic Warfare Officer 2ndLt - 1stLt
Signals Intelligence/Ground Electronic Warfare (SIGINT/EW)
Officers command and lead SIGINT/EW units in tactical information gathering operations and activities in support of identified collection requirements. SIGINT/EW Officers advise commanders and staffs on the employment of SIGINT and EW assets in support of information gathering and information operations and activities. Through the Intelligence Officer, they also support the overall intelligence effort of the command.
An 0206 is expected to direct SIGINT collection operations, analysis, and reporting, disseminate reports from said operations, provide SIGINT and EW support to the commander's planning process and Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB), manage Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) operations, and validate communication architecture.
In short, 0206's work to intercept enemy communications signals, decrypt transmissions, analyze them for useful information, and pass that information to other Marines and forces in the AO. Additionally, 0206's work to ensure friendly communication architecture is developed to deny the enemy the ability to intercept Marine communications.
First Tour 0206's are typically assigned to Intelligence and Radio Battalions. Upon promotion to Captain, and after attendance of MAGTF Intelligence Officers Course, they will merge into the 0202 MOS.
There are roughly 130 SIGINT/EW Officers. To become an 0206, Officers must complete the Signals Intelligence Officers Course, Marine Corps Intelligence Schools, Marine Corps Detachment Dam Neck, Virginia. Officers must have a current single scope background investigation/T5 investigation, and submit to a counterintelligence scope polygraph examination. Intelligence MOS Marines are required to have a Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) test score on file in their official military personnel file (OMPF). Intelligence MOS Marines that score above 100 on the DLAB may be designated to attend formal language training. There is no minimum DLAB score required. Intelligence officers will be administered the DLAB before being assigned the 0206 primary MOS.
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