I was just wondering if anyone could tell me a summary of what CTRs do. I read somewhere that they are just repair people, and I wasn't sure, because another person said, they are the hackers and what not. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Your going to have to be happy with what you read that has already been put down here as well as what is on the official Navy website. Its a closed, highly classified rate and thats why you don't see much of the particulars or any at all.

I wished Military.com would allow you to submit attachments, but they don't. So go to this link, register, and you can find all the rating information sheets including CTR (they have all the rating infomation listed)

~~http://www.navyfamilies.com/showthread.php?t=83

Here is the crappy doc print, this is nothing compared to the pdf's they have posted there.
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CTRs perform a variety of duties worldwide at numerous overseas and stateside shore commands, aboard surface ships, aircraft and submarines and Naval Special Warfare. Duties include performing collection, analysis and reporting on communication signals using computers, specialized computer-assisted communications equipment, video display terminals and electronic/magnetic tape recorders.

What They Do

The duties performed by CTRs include:
• providing in-depth analysis on a variety of complex digital communications signals using sophisticated communications equipment and computer technology to provide critical intelligence information;
• providing analysis and technical guidance and FTSgeting information to weapons systems while assigned to ships and submarines;
• possible assignment to a three-year tour of duty to selected ships homeported at Norfolk, Va., Mayport, Fla., San Diego, CA., Everett, WA, Hawaii and Japan or to P-3 aircraft based in Misawa, Japan, Whidbey Island, WA, Fallon, NV.
• operating sophisticated state-of-the-art strategic and tactical signals collection and analysis systems;
• locating ships, aircraft and submarines using sophisticated direction finding technology;
• originating reports and briefs for operational commanders both ashore and afloat.

Credit Recommendations

The American Council on Education is currently reviewing the new 15-week core skill training course. It is anticipated this new training will award semester hour credits similar to those offered by the Community College of Armed Forces (CCAF) in the vocational certificate or lower-division bachelor's/associate's degree categories in this rating, which are:
• Teleprinter Communications Analysis - 1 semester hour (sh)
• Analysis and Reporting of Intelligence Data - 6 (sh)
• Intelligence Operations Lab - 2 (sh)
• Intelligence Fundamentals - 1 (sh)
• Communications Principles - 2 (sh)
• Magnetic Tape Operations - 2 (sh)
• Radio Signal Analysis - 2 (sh)
• FTSget Materials Management - 3 (sh)

Qualifications and Interests

Qualities required of people in this rating group are good speaking and writing skills, a good memory, resourcefulness, curiosity, an adaptability to do detailed work and repetitive tasks, and an aptitude for arithmetic reasoning and record keeping.
The desire and ability to work with others as part of a team and to deal with ideas and information is also important. A talent in operating high-powered computers and electronic devices is also helpful.
Because of the nature of the duties performed, applicants for the CTR group must be of good character. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and meet eligibility requirements for continuous access to sensitive compartmented information (SCI). Eligibility for a top-secret clearance is determined by the results of a Single Scope Background Investigation followed by a reinvestigation every five years.
Recruiters can prescreen applicants and request waivers verbally when doubt of eligibility exists by contracting RTC Great Lakes NSG Department at (DSN) 792-5579; (C) (847) 688-5579.

Working Environment

CTR functions are performed indoors at various shore activities and aboard ships, submarines or aircraft. Personnel may expect a clean, orderly working space, frequent contact and coordination with others and close supervision.



Opportunities

About 3,000 men and women work in the CTR rating with skill requirements ranging from communication monitoring activities and operation of sophisticated devices to Information Warfare under the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) National Strategy. Competition is keen, but placement opportunities exist for those seeking this challenging and rewarding duty.

Related Civilian Jobs
O-Net SOC Code

13-1071.00 Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
13-1111.00 Management Analysts
15-1021.00 Computer Programmers
15-1061.00 Database Administrators
15-1071.00 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
15-1081.00 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
27-4013.00 Radio Operators
43-2099.99 Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
43-9199.99 Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

Since Navy programs and courses are revised at times, the information contained on this rating card is subject to change.

(Revised 01/08)

Well CTN's would be the official network attack and defense practitioners (hackers by mainstream terms ITSEC professionals by hackers), but CTR's can do roles that research and such.

The CT community in a whole do a lot of research and development. Keep in mind there is a reason for the classifications, they save lives... I know it sounds goofy but they do.

Take a trip over to youtube and search 35S this will give you a good idea.

Cheers,

OTRG