Install, maintain, and repair radio communications equipment and communications security (COMSEC) devices.
ASVAB EL: 107
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Radio and Communications Security Repairers maintain the radios and cryptographic equipment units depend on. Work is bench-based fault isolation, component replacement, alignment, and testing. Cryptographic equipment handling carries strict accountability and security procedures. You support field exercises by repairing communications gear where it fails. Documentation, calibration, and configuration control are ongoing responsibilities.
You learn electronics theory, circuit analysis, and systematic troubleshooting with professional test equipment. Radio frequency systems, antennas, and cryptographic devices become familiar at component level. The job teaches soldering, connector repair, and cable fabrication. You gain security procedures for handling controlled cryptographic items. Calibration and alignment discipline is constant.
The job builds logical, patient diagnosis where shortcuts simply do not work. You develop precision in fine hand work and thorough documentation habits. It teaches security consciousness as an absolute professional requirement. Communications repairers tend to become methodical, trustworthy technicians. You also gain confidence with equipment others treat as a black box.
Electronics technician roles in defense, telecommunications, and industrial controls hire directly from this specialty. The clearance combined with hands-on electronics repair is particularly marketable in defense contracting. Field service engineering for equipment manufacturers values this profile specifically. Public safety radio systems maintenance for police and fire agencies is a stable niche. Many veterans add certifications or an associate degree and move into engineering technician work.
You report to the bench to troubleshoot a radio or a COMSEC device flagged as inoperative. Much of your day is spent tracing faults down to the component level, replacing parts, and aligning the equipment on test sets. Handling classified crypto gear with strict accountability, you return each radio to service so units can communicate securely.
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$43,902–$74,948
2026 basic pay only; the same grade and service time pay the same across jobs. Promotions are assumed, not promised. Excludes allowances, bonuses and special pays.
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Install, maintain, and repair radio communications equipment and communications security (COMSEC) devices.
Radio and Communications Security Repairers maintain the radios and cryptographic equipment units depend on. Work is bench-based fault isolation, component replacement, alignment, and testing. Cryptographic equipment handling carries strict accountability and security procedures. You support field exercises by repairing communications gear where it fails. Documentation, calibration, and configuration control are ongoing responsibilities.
You learn electronics theory, circuit analysis, and systematic troubleshooting with professional test equipment. Radio frequency systems, antennas, and cryptographic devices become familiar at component level. The job teaches soldering, connector repair, and cable fabrication. You gain security procedures for handling controlled cryptographic items. Calibration and alignment discipline is constant.
Electronics technician roles in defense, telecommunications, and industrial controls hire directly from this specialty. The clearance combined with hands-on electronics repair is particularly marketable in defense contracting. Field service engineering for equipment manufacturers values this profile specifically. Public safety radio systems maintenance for police and fire agencies is a stable niche. Many veterans add certifications or an associate degree and move into engineering technician work.
ASVAB EL: 107. This is the catalog's listed requirement, not an individual eligibility decision. Confirm the current standard and any exceptions with the service.
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Confirmed in DA PAM 611-21 Smartbook, November 2025, historical end-of-FY2025 snapshot (https://api.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/2025/12/04/7573670f/chapter-10-enlisted-base-chapter.pdf). The Army maintains a newer restricted version; it was not sought or accessed. Checked 2026-09-27. Confirmation means documented appearance, not present-day accession availability. Observed specification timing: Effective 202510. Retained appearances include historical and future-effective specifications, not necessarily current availability.
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Army G-1 DA Pam 611-21, chapter 10C: enlisted MOS specifications (historical public consolidation, December 2025) · reviewed 2026-09-26
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