Which of the following is an IW-L enlisted rating?

Which of the following is an IW-L enlisted rating?

• A. Intelligence Specialist (IS)
• B. Cryptologic Technician (CT)
• C. Information Systems Technician (IT)
• D. Aerographer's Mate (AG)

Answer: (A)

IW-L designates a language-focused track within Information Warfare. The Intelligence Specialist rating centers on intelligence collection and analysis, and many IS personnel work with language translation and interpretation, which is what the IW-L designation indicates. The other ratings come from different communities—cryptologic technicians, information systems technicians, and aerographers’ mates—and they do not carry the IW-L linguist specialization, so they aren’t IW-L. This is why the Intelligence Specialist is the enlisted rating associated with IW-L.

IW-L designates a language-focused track within Information Warfare. The Intelligence Specialist rating centers on intelligence collection and analysis, and many IS personnel work with language translation and interpretation, which is what the IW-L designation indicates. The other ratings come from different communities—cryptologic technicians, information systems technicians, and aerographers’ mates—and they do not carry the IW-L linguist specialization, so they aren’t IW-L. This is why the Intelligence Specialist is the enlisted rating associated with IW-L.