![]() Army changed the MOS coding structure sometime in the 1980s, so the MOS codes which we held are now part of history. Warrant Officer MOS Codes were also 5 digits, but the first four (e.g., 631A) indicated the position, with the last available for an SQI suffix.Ĭommissioned Officer codes were numerical four digits indicated MOS (e.g., 1542, Infantry Officer) and an optional one digit SQI prefix indicated a special qualification (e.g., 71542, Jump-qualified Infantry Officer). Where the individual held a Special Qualification Identifier (SQI) for special training or skills, the last character was an alphabetic SQI Code that indicated the qualification (e.g., in 11B1P. Xxx50 – senior noncommissioned officer (E-8, E-9) = 11B50 (or, as we shall see, 11B5M, first sergeant) Xxx40 – noncommissioned officer (Sergeant E-5, Staff Sergeant E-6, Sergeant First Class E-7) = 11B40 Xxx30 – team leader, specialist (E-5) = 11B30 (A number of SP5 positions had “30” MOS codes, including 64C30). Xxx10 – basic Infantryman (E1-E3) = 11B10 The first three (e.g., 11B) indicated the position while the fourth and fifth indicated the relative level: ![]() ![]() The MOS that a person was qualified in was called the PMOS (primary MOS), while the DMOS (duty MOS) was the job they actually held at a given time.ĭifferent MOS coding systems were used for enlisted, warrant officers and officers:Įnlisted codes consisted of five digits. Army used alphanumeric codes (e.g., 11B10, Light Weapons Infantryman) to identify the Military Occupational Specialty (job) each person held. About Military Occupational Specialties (MOS)
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