United
States Army Enlistment Programs
Program 9F - Military Intelligence, Signals Intelligence, Electronic Warfare,
and Signal Security Units Enlistment Program
Description
of option. Assignment to a U.S. Army Reserve CEWI unit.
Available to: Prior Service (PS) and Non-Prior Service (NPS) applicants
qualified for enlistment in the Army Reserve, who meet criteria in AR
140-192.
Prerequisites that must be met before enlistment
a. An applicant must meet basic eligibility criteria for enlistment as prescribed by Chapter 2 or 3, as modified by this Enlistment Option.
b. An applicant must be a HSG or GED equivalent if enlisting for CMF 96, 97, or 98. (See Paragraphs l and m below for specific unit requirements.)
c. An applicant must attain a skilled technical aptitude area score of 100 or higher when tested with the ASVAB if enlisting in CMF 96, 97, or 98. MOS 96C requires a score of 115 and MOS 98J a score of 110.
d. An applicant must be reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and character, discreet of unquestioned integrity; be completely and unswervingly loyal to the United States.
e. Applicants must have no record of conviction by courts-martial during present or previous service with U.S. Armed Forces.
f. Applicants must have no record of conviction by civil court for any offense other than minor traffic violations. A series of traffic violations will not be considered minor.
g. Applicants must have no information in the following files that would prevent granting of security clearance under AR 604-5:
1. Provost marshal.
2. Intelligence.
3. DA Form 201 (Military Personnel Records Jacket, U.S. Army) (MPRJ).
4. Medical.
h. Applicants must have committed none of the acts listed in AR 380-67, Paragraph 3-1a.
i. Applicants must meet physical standards as follows:
1. An applicant must have minimum physical profile category. (As an exception, index under "S" of the PULHES classification must be "1.")
2. Applicants for controlled MOS 97B must be free of mannerisms or other personal characteristics that might be the cause of undue notice or recognition. Applicant must be able to distinguish between green, red, and amber colors.
j. Applicants who are former member of the Peace Corps (such as volunteers, leaders and staff members) will not be assigned, attached, or detailed to an intelligence-type unit or position in the USAR. Persons who received Peace Corps training but did not go overseas with the Peace Corps are not considered former members of the Peace Corps. However, such persons will not be assigned duties in an MI field in and foreign country for which trained.
k. Applicants must meet citizenship requirements as follows:
1. Applicant and spouse must be U.S. citizens. If applicant or spouse is U.S. citizen by naturalization, approval procedures in n below apply.
2. Immediate family (children, parents, brothers, sisters, and children from previous marriage) of applicant and spouse should be U.S. citizens. When members of immediate family are not U.S. citizens, approval procedures in n below apply.
3. No member of immediate family of applicant or spouse and no person to whom applicant and spouse may reasonably be considered to be bound by ties of affection, kinship, or obligation may be a resident of a foreign country having basic or critical national interests opposed to those of the United States. When applicant or spouse has relatives or friends residing in foreign countries, approval procedures in n below apply.
l. In addition, applicant must meet specific unit requirements as follows, as prescribed in AR 140-192.
1. Tactical MI unit.
a. Applicants for assignment to imagery interpretation duties must not be color blind; must have distant vision correctable to 20/20 in both eyes; must have near vision acuity (corrected) not less than J-1 in both eyes; and must meet depth perception test conditions conducted with Verhoeff sterometer or equivalent.
b. Applicants for assignment to linguistic spaces must have language aptitude under m below.
c. Waivers of qualifications listed above may be granted by CONUS Army commanders for all persons except those applying for controlled MOS positions.
2. MI Detachments (Strategic) (MID(S)).
a. Applicant should currently be attending college or university, or have completed 2 years of a 4-year course in an accredited college or university.
b. Applicant must have at least one of the following qualifications: be employed in work, or engaged as a student, in a field of study closely related to specific intelligence activities; be able to read, speak, and comprehend at least one foreign language applicable to geographical or technical area for which unit is constituted; be qualified as imagery interpreter, if applicable, for the unit's mission; and when these fields relate to the unit mission, be qualified by experience or stud in one or more of the following: communications, economics, geography, geology, geomorphology, history, international relations, political science, sociology, or transportation.c. Applicant must request for waiver of any qualification requirement cited above must be forwarded to Commander, FORSCOM, ATTN: AFIN-CB, Fort McPherson, GA 30330.
3. SIGINT, EW, and SIGSEC units.
a. Be eligible for TOP SECRET clearance under AR 604-5 and SCI access as determined by the Commander, Central Clearance Facility (CCF). (Exceptions are those support persons excluded from SCI requirements in the MTOE.)
b. No waives of aptitude score will be granted for training in SIGINT, EW, or SIGSEC technical specialties.
m. Applicants for non-controlled MOS position in a counterintelligence unit need not meet requirements of I above.
1. Attain a score on the DLAT of not less than 89 or achieve an S2- R2 score on the proper Defense Language Proficiency Test.
2. Be free of speech or hearing impediment.
3. PS applicants, without statutory obligation, must enlist for at least 4 years.
n. When waives of basic eligibility are necessary and authorized below, applicant will prepare request and justification for waiver to go with application. Recommendation of immediate commander is required on all requests for waiver. Pre requisites above may be waived as follows:
1. Requirements of d, g, h, above and 5b will not be waived.
2. Prerequisites of e, f, h, and k above will require waiver by Commander, CCF, as part of security determination. Requests for these waivers will accompany request for security investigation forwarded to Commander, FORSCOM, ATTN: AFIN-CSP, Fort McPherson, GA 30330.
3. Prerequisites of b, c and I above will require waiver by the CG, USARPERCEN.
Prerequisites that must be met after enlistment
a. Successfully complete any training for which enlisted.
b. Be approved for access to special intelligence information and qualify for continued access, as follows:
1. Controlled MOS position (MOS 97B and 97C). Favorable completion of a special background investigation (SBI); favorable determination by Commander, CCF.
2. MID(s). Favorable completion of an SBI; favorable determination of applicant's eligibility for access to SCI by Commander, CCF.
3. SIGINT/EW/SIGSEC unit. Favorable completion of an SBI and favorable determination of applicant's eligibility for SCI by Commander, CCF. For support personnel, the unit commander will determine security clearance requirements based on duties assigned and degree of access or exposure to classified information.
4. Non-controlled MI MOS positions (unless otherwise coded in the MTOE or TDA remarks).
a. MOS 96B, 96D and 96Z. Favorable completion of background investigation (BI); favorable determination for TOP SECRET clearance.
b. MOS 96C, 96H, 17K, 17L, and 17M. SECRET clearance (17K10 and 17M10 require CONFIDENTIAL clearance), granted under AR 604-5.
c. Other positions. Other positions in a USAR MI, SIGINT, EW, or SIGSEC unit require degree of clearance to perform duties granted under AR 604-5.
5. Requests for investigation will be forwarded to Commander, FORSCOM, ATTN: AFIN-CSP, Fort McPherson, GA 30330.
c. For continued assignment to SIGINT, EW, or SIGSEC units, meet security requirements and acquire technical proficiency as it relates to MOS code of authorized position.
Information to applicants. Applicants will be informed of previous five items and the following:
a. Applicants may request assignment to a CEWI unit provided all prerequisites are met. Approval for MOS requiring language training must be obtained from HWDA (DAPC-EPT-D) (Commercial 202-325- 8415/6, AUTOVON 221) before enlistment.
b. Some training may required a 4-yer enlistment.
c. Applicants will be subject to proper personnel security investigation 9PSI). Continued assignment or attachment will depend on a continuing favorable security determination.
d. Inform applicants that if they fail to meet any required prerequisite after enlistment, they may select another unit for which qualified if vacancy exists.
e. Failure to complete basic training successfully may result in separation from the USAR under AR 635-200.
f. Withholding or denial of information required for security clearance processing will be just cause for release from this option.
g. Applicants not initially approved for access to special intelligence information through no fault of their own will be counseled and may be given the chance to select another unit for which qualified and vacancy exists.
Information Derived From Army Regulation 601-210
