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General Info: Navy Construction Electricians build, maintain and operate power production facilities and electrical distribution systems for naval installations. This is a five year enlistment program.

What They Do: The duties performed by CEs include: installing, maintaining and repairing telephone and high-voltage and low-voltage electrical power distribution networks, both overhead and underground; splicing and laying cables, erecting poles, stringing wires and installing transformers and distribution panels; installing, repairing and maintaining street lighting, fire alarm, public address, inter-office and telephone switchboard systems; installing, maintaining and repairing interior wiring for lighting and electrical equipment; working with batteries, electric motors, relays, solenoids and switches; operating electrical generators; reading blueprints and completing materials and cost estimates.

Detailed List of Required Duties

ASVAB Score Requirements: AR+MK+EI+GS=201

Other Requirements: Must have normal color perception. 60 month obligation.

Notes: Visual acuity must be correctable to 20/20. When specified, uncorrected visual acuity must not be greater than that indicated (i.e. 20/100), and must be correctable to 20/20. Volunteer for flight duty, flight physical. No history of drug abuse.

Technical Training Information: Enlistees are taught the fundamentals of this rating through formal Navy schooling. Advanced technical and operational training is available in this rating during later stages of career development.

Basic technical knowledge and skills of the construction electrician's trade, pole climbing and basic combat skills Group instruction After completion of "A" school, people in this rating can expect assignment to a Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) in Port Hueneme, CA or Gulfport, MS, or to an Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) in San Diego, CA or Little Creek, VA. NMCBs operate on a rotating basis, averaging seven months in home port and seven months deployed to overseas locations such as Spain, Puerto Rico, Okinawa or Guam. Seabees receive additional specialized combat and construction skills training during home port duty. Seabees construct buildings, roadways, utility systems and other shore facilities to support the Navy and Marine Corps operational forces.

Working Environment: CEs may work under a variety of conditions, independently or as members of a large team. Their many different duties may be performed in climates that range from tropical to arctic.

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Above Information Courtesy of United States Navy

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