Tuesday, August 17, 2010

What does the letter for military occupations signify?

For example a Bravo vs a Foxtrot? Is there any rythm or reason?





See below details:





BRANCH 11 INFANTRY


* 11A INFANTRY





BRANCH 12 ARMOR


* 12A ARMOR, GENERAL


* 12B ARMOR


* 12C CAVALRY





BRANCH 13 FIELD ARTILLERY


13A FIELD ARTILLERY, GENERAL





BRANCH 14 AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY


14A AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, GENERAL


* 14B SHORT-RANGE AIR DEFENSE (SHORAD) ARTILLERY


14D HAWK MISSILE AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY


14E PATRIOT MISSILE AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY





BRANCH 15 AVIATION


15A AVIATION, GENERAL


15B AVIATION COMBINED ARMS OPERATIONS


15C AVIATION ALL-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE


15D AVIATION LOGISTICS





BRANCH 18 SPECIAL FORCES


* 18A SPECIAL FORCES





BRANCH 21 CORPS OF ENGINEERS


21A ENGINEER, GENERAL


21B COMBAT ENGINEER


21D FACILITIES/CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION


MANAGEMENT ENGINEER (FCCME)





BRANCH 25 SIGNAL CORPS


25A SIGNAL, GENERAL





BRANCH 31 MILITARY POLICE


31A MILITARY POLICE





BRANCH 35 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE


35B STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE (RC)


35C IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE (IMINT)


35D ALL SOURCE INTELLIGENCE


35E COUNTER INTELLIGENCE (CI)


35F HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT)


35G S IGNALS INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC


WARFARE (SIGINT/EW)





BRANCH 38 CIVIL AFFAIRS


38A CIVIL AFFAIRS, GENERAL





BRANCH 42 ADJUTANT GENERAL'S CORPS


42B PERSONNEL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT


42C ARMY BANDS





BRANCH 44 FINANCE CORPS


44A FINANCE, GENERAL





BRANCH 55 JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS


55A JUDGE ADVOCATE, GENERAL


55B MILITARY JUDGE





BRANCH 56 CHAPLAIN


56A COMMAND AND UNIT CHAPLAIN


56D CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATOR





BRANCHES 60-62 MEDICAL CORPS


60A OPERATIONAL MEDICINE


60B NUCLEAR MEDICINE OFFICER


60C PREVENTIVE MEDICINE OFFICER


60D OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE OFFICER


60F PULMONARY DISEASE OFFICER


60G GASTROENTEROLOGIST


60H CARDIOLOGIST


60J OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNECOLOGIST


60K UROLOGIST


60L DERMATOLOGIST


60M ALLERGIST, CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGIST


60N ANESTHESIOLOGIST


60P PEDIATRICIAN


60Q PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST


60R CHILD NEUROLOGIST


60S OPHTHALMOLOGIST


60T OTOLARYNGOLOGIST


60U CHILD PSYCHIATRIST


60V NEUROLOGIST


60W PSYCHIATRIST


61A NEPHROLOGIST


61B MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST/HEMATOLOGIST


61C ENDOCRINOLOGIST


61D RHEUMATOLOGIST


61E CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGIST


61F INTERNIST


61G INFECTIOUS DISEASE OFFICER


61H FAMILY PHYSICIAN


61J GENERAL SURGEON


61K THORACIC SURGEON


61L PLASTIC SURGEON


61M ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON


61N FLIGHT SURGEON


61P PHYSIATRIST


61Q THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGIST


61R DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGIST


61U PATHOLOGIST


61W PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SURGEON


61Z NEUROSURGEON


62A EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN


62B FIELD SURGEON





BRANCH 63 DENTAL CORPS


63A GENERAL DENTIST


63B COMPREHENSIVE DENTIST


63D PERIODONTIST


63E ENDODONTIST


63F PROSTHODONIST


63H PUBLIC HEALTH DENTIST


63K PEDIATRIC DENTIST


63M ORTHODONTIST


63N ORAL MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON


63P ORAL PATHOLOGIST


63R EXECUTIVE DENTIST





BRANCH 64 VETERINARY CORPS


64A FIELD VETERINARY SERVICE


64B VETERINARY PREVENTIVE MEDICINE


64C VETERINARY LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE


64D VETERINARY PATHOLOGY


64E VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY


64F VETERINARY COMPARATIVE MEDICINE


64Z SENIOR VETERINARIAN (IMMATERIAL)





BRANCH 65 ARMY MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS


65A OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY


65B PHYSICAL THERAPY


65C DIETITIAN


65D PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT





BRANCH 66 ARMY NURSE CORPS (ANC)


66C PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSE


66E OPERATING ROOM NURSE


66F NURSE ANESTHETIST


66H MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSE


66N GENERALIST NURSE





BRANCH 67 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS


67A HEALTH SERVICES


67B LABORATORY SCIENCES


67C PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SCIENCES


67D BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES


67E PHARMACY


67F OPTOMETRY


67G PODIATRY


67J AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION





BRANCH 74 CHEMICAL


74A CHEMICAL, GENERAL


74B CHEMICAL OPERATIONS AND TRAINING


74C CHEMICAL MUNITIONS %26amp; MATERIEL MANAGEMENT





BRANCH 88 TRANSPORTATION CORPS


88A TRANSPORTATION, GENERAL


88B TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT


88C MARINE AND TERMINAL OPERATIONS


88D MOTOR/RAIL TRANSPORTATION





BRANCH 91 ORDNANCE


91A ORDNANCE, GENERAL


91B MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT


91D MUNITIONS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT


91E EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL





BRANCH 92 QUARTERMASTER CORPS


92A QUARTERMASTER, GENERAL


92D AERIAL DELIVERY AND MATERIEL


92F PETROLEUM





FA 24 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING


24A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ENGINEER


24B DATA SYSTEMS ENGINEER


24Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEER





FA 30 INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO)


30A INFORMATION OPERATIONS OFFICER





FA 34 STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE


34A STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE OFFICER





FA 35 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE


(USED WITH AOC 15C ONLY)


35D ALL SOURCE INTELLIGENCE


35G SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE





FA 39 PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS AND CIVIL AFFAIRS


39A PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS OR CIVIL AFFAIRS, GENERAL


39B PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS


39C CIVIL AFFAIRS


39X PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS AND CIVIL AFFAIRS,


DESIGNATED





FA 40 SPACE OPERATIONS


40A SPACE OPERATIONS





FA 43 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT


43A HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OFFICER





FA 45 COMPTROLLER


45A COMPTROLLER





FA 46 PUBLIC AFFAIRS


46A PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GENERAL


46B BROADCAST





FA 47 USMA STABILIZED FACULTY





47A USMA, PROFESSOR


47C USMA, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH


47D USMA, PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCES


47F USMA, PROFESSOR OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING


47G USMA, PROFESSOR OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES


47H USMA, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS


47J USMA, PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES


47K USMA, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY


47L USMA, PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND LEADERSHIP


47M USMA, PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY


47N USMA, PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES


47P USMA, PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING


47Q USMA, PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN


47R USMA, PROFESSOR OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


47S USMA, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION








FA 48 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER


48B LATIN AMERICA


48C EUROPE


48D SOUTH ASIA


48E EURASIA


48F CHINA


48G MIDEAST/NORTH AFRICA


48H NORTHEAST ASIA


48I SOUTHEAST ASIA


48J AFRICA, SOUTH OF THE SAHARA








FA 49 OPERATIONS RESEARCH/SYSTEMS


ANALYSIS (ORSA)


49A OPERATIONS RESEARCH, GENERAL


49W TRAINED, ORSA


49X UNTRAINED, ORSA








FA 50 FORCE DEVELOPMENT


50A FORCE DEVELOPMENT





FA 51 ACQUISITION


51A SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT


51C CONTRACTING AND INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT


51R SYSTEMS AUTOMATION ACQUISITION


51S RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING


51T TEST AND EVALUATION


51Z ACQUISITION





FA 52 NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND OPERATIONS


52B NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND OPERATIONS





FA 53 INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT


53A INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT


53X DESIGNATED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION





FA 57 SIMULATIONS OPERATIONS


57A SIMULATIONS OPERATIONS OFFICER





FA 59 STRATEGIC PLANS AND POLICY


59A STRATEGIC PLANS AND POLICY





FA 90 LOGISTICS


90A LOGISTICS





MFA 70 HEALTH SERVICES


70A HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION


70B HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


70C HEALTH SERVICES COMPTROLLER


70D HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT


70E PATIENT ADMINISTRATION


70F HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES


70H HEALTH SERVICES PLANS, OPERATIONS,


INTELLIGENCE, SECURITY, AND TRAINING


70K HEALTH SERVICES MATERIEL





MFA 71 LABORATORY SCIENCES


71A MICROBIOLOGY


71B BIOCHEMISTRY


71E CLINICAL LABORATORY


71F RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGY





MFA 72 PREVENTIVE MEDICINE SCIENCES


72A NUCLEAR MEDICAL SCIENCE


72B ENTOMOLOGY


72C AUDIOLOGY


72D ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE


72E SANITARY ENGINEER





MFA 73 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES


73A SOCIAL WORK


73B CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY





IMMATERIAL CODES


01A OFFICER GENERALIST


02A COMBAT ARMS GENERALIST


05A ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT





REPORTING CODES


00A DUTIES UNASSIGNED


00B GENERAL OFFICER


00C RELIEVED FROM DUTY, SICK


IN HOSPITAL OR QUARTERS


00D NEWLY COMMISSIONED OFFICERS


AWAITING ENTRY ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR


OFFICER BASIC COURSE ATTENDANCE


00E STUDENT OFFICER








OFFICER SKILL CODES





CODE TITLE


3A JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT


3D GOVERNMENT CONTRACT LAW SPECIALIST


3E TACTICAL EXPLOITATION OF NATIONAL


CAPABILITIES (TENCAP)


* 3F NATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM


3G CLAIMS/LITIGATION SPECIALIST


3H JOINT PLANNER


* 3J M1A2 ABRAMS TANK


3K JOINT COMMAND, CONTROL AND


COMMUNICATIONS (C3)


3L JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER


3N INTERNATIONAL LAW SPECIALIST


3Q STRATEGIC DEBRIEFER AND INTERROGATOR


3R FORCE MANAGEMENT


3S UNIT AIR MOVEMENTS OFFICER


3W NSA JUNIOR OFFICER CRYPTOLOGIC


CAREER PROGRAM


* 3X M2 BRADLEY INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE/


M3 CAVALRY FIGHTING VEHICLE


3Y SPACE ACTIVITIES


* 3Z MORTAR UNIT OFFICER


4B OPERATIONS RESEARCH/SYSTEMS ANALYSIS


4H BRANCH AUTOMATION OFFICER


4J POSTAL


4K ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE


4M ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS CANDIDATE OFFICER


4P SECURITY ASSISTANCE


4R ROBOTICS


4S ATTACHÉ


4T RECRUITING OFFICER (RO)


4V MORTUARY AFFAIRS OFFICER


* 4W UNDERWATER SPECIAL OPERATIONS


* 4X MILITARY FREE FALL SPECIAL


OPERATIONS


4Z CERTIFIED ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS OFFICER


5B VISUAL INFORMATION


5D RADIO FREQUENCY MANAGER


5H NUCLEAR CHEMICAL TARGET ANALYST


5J TECHNICAL ESCORT


5K INSTRUCTOR


5L NBC RECONNAISSANCE


5N INSPECTOR GENERAL


5P PARACHUTIST


5Q PATHFINDER


* 5R RANGER


* 5S RANGER-PARACHUTIST


5T EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISOR


5U AIR OPERATIONS OFFICER


5V MARINE DIVER


5X HISTORIAN


5Y CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICER


6A DEFENSE SENSOR INTERPRETATION


AND APPLICATION TRAINING PROGRAM


(DSIATP)


6C ECONOMIST


6D PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFICER


6E CIVILIAN SUPPLY OFFICER


6F PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OFFICER


6G PUBLIC FACILITIES OFFICER


6H PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER


6M MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION


OPERATIONS


6P MASTER FITNESS TRAINER


6R PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER


6U AGRICULTURAL OFFICER


6V CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICER


6W ARCHIVIST


6X ARMY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES PROGRAM


6Y INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT (IM)


6Z STRATEGIST


7E CHAPLAIN EDUCATION AND TRAINING


7F PASTORAL COORDINATOR


7H UPPER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL EVALUATION


7K MARRIAGE AND FAMILY MINISTRIES


7M CHAPLAIN RESOURCE MANAGER


7Q TRAINING DEVELOPMENT


7R HOSPITAL MINISTRIES


7T CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST


8A INTENSIVE CARE


8D MIDWIFERY


8E NURSE PRACTITIONER


8F COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING


8G OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC NURSING


8J INFECTION CONTROL


8T BLOOD BANKING


8Z MEDICAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST


AND EVALUATION


9A MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (ALL AMEDD CORPS)


9B MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (MC, DC, VC AND AMSC ONLY)


9C MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (MC, DC AND VC ONLY)


9D MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (MC, DC AND VC ONLY)


9E MEDICAL PROFICIENCY (MC AND DC ONLY


9I HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNER


A2 OH-58A/C SCOUT PILOT


A3 OH-58D SCOUT PILOT


A4 OH-58D WARRIOR PILOT


B1 UH-1 PILOT


B2 UH-60 PILOT


B5 EH-60 PILOT


C2 CH-47D PILOT


D2 AH-1Q/S PILOT


D5 AH-64A PILOT


D7 AH-64D PILOT


E3 C-20 PILOT


E5 C-12 PILOT


E6 C-21 PILOT


E7 C-23 PILOT


E8 C-26 PILOT


F3 RC-12 PILOT


F4 RC-12K/N PILOT


F5 O-5A/EO-5B/RC-7 PILOT


G5 EXPERIMENTAL TEST PILOT


G6 MAINTENANCE TEST PILOT


G7 AVIATION RELATED


G8 AVIATION SAFETY OFFICER


* K4 SPECIAL OPERATIONS AVIATION (SOA)


* K5 MH-60K PILOT


* K6 MH-47E PILOT


M1 ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT


M2 EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT


M3 AVIATION MEDICINE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT


M4 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE


M5 EMERGENCY NURSING

What does the letter for military occupations signify?
The number is a career management field, the letter is the specialty.





When I was in, CMF 67 was aviation maintenance, N was UH-1's. Hence, 67N. After that was the level....1 was E-1 thru E-4, 2 was E-5, 3 was E-6. Also, there are identifiers afterward. My MOS was 67N2FA2....UH-1 helicopter repairer, E-5, on flight status, qualified safety NCO.
Reply:That's a big question. This site may help.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Oc...
Reply:There really is no reason. It's just a code system. B, such as 11B (Infantry) means nothing other than generall Infantry. 11M is Infantry with additional training driving Bradley Fighting Vehicles. 11H is additinal training as a Tow Gunner.





Just a code system, that's all.


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