Mineman
(MN) NAVY
Mineman perform their duties at sea Career Path After Recruit Training
aboard minesweepers assisting in the
detection and neutralization of Enlistees are taught the fundamentals of this rating through formal Navy schooling. Advanced technical
underwater mines. Ashore, minemen are and electronics training, as well as advanced weapons class "C" schools, are available during later
stages of career development.
technicians who test, assemble and
School Present Approximate Subjects Training
maintain underwater explosive devices Location Training Time Methods
(mines). They test various electronic
components to ensure proper repair and Class "A" Ingleside, TX. 11 weeks Basic skills in locating and Group instruction
make sure that the mine works properly. Technical neutralization of mines.
They are also responsible for safe School
storage, handling and loading of mines After "A" school, minemen may be assigned to minesweepers. During a 20-year period in the Navy,
for transporting. MNs spend about 40 percent of their time assigned to shore facilities and 60 percent to minesweepers.
What They Do
O*Net SOC Code O*Net SOC Title
The duties performed by minemen Qualifications and Interests
include: 11-3071.00 Transportation, Storage and
Manual dexterity, mechanical ability Distribution Managers
operating sonar systems for detection
and teamwork are important 13-1081.00 Logisticians
and classification of contacts;
qualifications. Minemen should be 17-3023.01 Electronics Engineering
functioning in the minesweeping
competent in mathematics, possess a Technicians
tactical nerve center (CIC) of their ships
good memory and curiosity, and have the 43-4071.00 File Clerks
as part of the command and control team;
ability to perform intricate detailed work. 47-4041.00 Hazardous Materials
handling and operating deck-loaded Qualities such as good writing and Removal Workers
mine neutralization equipment; communication skills, resourcefulness 47-5031.00 Explosives Workers,
performing maintenance on and and flexibility are helpful. MNs must be Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
assembling mines; U.S. citizens eligible for security 49-2092.00 Electric Motor, Power Tool,
performing electrical and electronic clearances. Normal color perception is and Related Repairers
checks and tests of circuitry and required. 49-2093.00 Electrical and Electronics
components; Installers and Repairers, Transportation
solving complex electronic problems Working Environment Equipment
when tests fail; 49-2094.00 Electrical and Electronics
operating various types of mine Work in the MN rating is usually Repairers, Commercial and Industrial
handling equipment such as forklifts, performed in a small shop-type setting. Equipment
cranes and heavy transport trucks; Minemen work closely as a team, and 49-9096.00 Riggers
operating various types of hand individual jobs require both physical and 51-9061.00 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters,
equipment such as sandblasters, grinders mental talents at sea and ashore. Samplers, and Weighers
and pneumatic torque tools; 53-1031.00 First-Line
working with basic mechanic hand Opportunities Supervisors/Managers of Transportation
tools, electrical meters and electronic test and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle
equipment. In a small community of about 840 men Operators
and women that will grow to 930, the MN 55-3017.00 Radar and Sonar Technicians
Credit Recommendations rating is open to only highly qualified
The American Council on applicants.
Education recommends that
semester hour credits be awarded in
the vocational certificate or lower- Since Navy programs and courses are
revised at times, the information
division bachelor's/associate's degree
contained on this rating card is subject to
categories for courses taken in this change.
rating on electricity and electronics,
applied mathematics and blueprint
reading. (Revised 01/08)