Sonar Technician - Sonar Technician (Submarine)

Sonar Technician (Submarine)

Sonar Technicians, Submarine operate (control, evaluate, and interpret data) submarine sonar, oceanographic equipment, and submarine auxiliary sonar; coordinate submarine sonar and underwater interface; perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on submarine and allied equipment.

Sonar Technicians are separated into two categories, STG (Sonar Technician Surface) who are on surface ships and STS (Sonar Technician Submarine) who operate on submarines.

Sonar Technicians are often referred to as "Ping Jockeys, or Shower Techs" on board vessels, after the sound the SONAR makes when actively transmitting.