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Personnel specialists Armywide are changing more than 50 percent of the enlisted force's occupational codes. For most enlisted soldiers it will just be an alphanumeric change, for others it could mean a career change.

The Army has 230 military occupational specialties -- a number that changes everyday, said Randy Newman, chief of the Classification Structure Branch. By fiscal year 2009, about 150 of them will be renamed or deleted, he said.

The codes will be aligned with the officer and warrant officer codes for clarity as directed by the former Army chief of staff, retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki.

The Engineer Career Management Field will be renaming 20 specialties. The Aviation CMF will be renaming 19 specialties. These two have the most soldiers to receive a new nomenclature. However, these soldiers will be among the least affected by the realignment of job designators.

Decreasing confusion on what jobs fall under the Engineer CMF will be the primary benefit, said Lt. Col. Jack Smith, the Enlisted Engineer Branch chief.

Engineers now have specialties ranging from diver, 00B; interior electrician, 51R; heavy construction equipment operator 62E to topographic analyst, 81T. It was quite confusing around the Army as what MOSs were engineering, Smith said. But with the CMFs 12, 51 and 81 converting to CMF 21, there won't be any doubt who's an engineer, he said.

"The only consternation will be for those senior NCOs [noncommissioned officers] whose goal is to become a Zulu and make the rank of sergeant major. Their quest will change slightly," Smith said.

Combat engineering senior sergeant, 12Z, will be converted to 21Z. However, general engineer supervisor, 51Z, will be reclassified to 21X and topographic engineering supervisor, 81Z, will be reclassified to 21Y. Bottom line, Smith said, they will be sergeants major responsible for leading troops.

The Aviation Branch is not consolidating any individual specialties, and the change will not affect promotion or assignment eligibility, said Master Sgt. David Wagner, the senior career adviser for the Aviation Branch.

"The most-asked question is whether the change means that aviation soldiers will become combat arms, and the answer is no," Wagner said. "Our pilots and the officers are considered combat arms, but enlisted soldiers will still be combat support."

Most of the realignment changes will take place fiscal year 2004, but the process will be staggered until FY09, said Randy Newman, chief of the Classification Structure Branch.

"The reason the reclassifications will take so long is because I only have a limited number of MOS codes to use," Newman said. "For example, medical specialists, CMF 91, will be moved to CMF 68. However, right now aviation is coded CMF 68."

Medical specialists will be among the last to get their new designators, but they were the first to announce how the realignment will "doctor" its field.

In October of 2001 combat medics, 91B, and licensed practical nurses, 91C, were combined and reclassified as health-care specialists, 91W. A six-year transformation began for the active-duty medic and an eight-year transition for the reservists.

The advanced individual training for health-care specialists located in San Antonio, Texas, was also extended to 16 weeks from the 12-week course.

"Our medics can now operate autonomously on diverse battlefields," said Lt. Col. Ron Hamilton, the chief of the Health Services Branch. "Based on a study that looked at how civilians in the medical field are trained and medics in Ranger battalions and in the Marine Corps and Air Force, we modified how our medics are trained and re-certified."

Commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan have said that the medics now have the right skill sets to sustain injured soldiers, Hamilton said. Training is now heavily focused on trauma, sustaining injuries and the use of digital diagnostic equipment, he added.

Personnel specialists also have a long road ahead. Over the next four years the position "administrative specialist," also widely recognized as 71L, will not be renamed but deleted, said Sgt. Maj. James Miller, the Adjutant General Branch sergeant major.

"There has been some anxiety and concern among our personnel soldiers, but we have been preparing them mentally for the upcoming changes, Miller said. "Soldiers know that a draw down is inevitable, but some soldiers are ready for a change, and looking forward to reclassifying into another MOS."

When it comes to Transformation, the Adjutant Corps is building the bridges that will get them there and have them waiting for the rest of the Army, Miller said. However, the greatest challenge now is to take care of the soldiers who spent their early years in the Army serving under the AG umbrella, he added.

Staff sergeants and sergeants first class are concerned about being competitive at senior promotion boards after reclassifying into another field, Miller said.

The Army's personnel specialists will move to CMF 42, and with the change in nomenclature officials are hoping to streamline the career field and produce a more diversified administrative soldier.

To date, 115 MOSs have been recoded. Below is a list of transforming MOSs and the effective date:



00B to 21D Diver, FY04

02A to 42R Band Member, FY05

02S to 42S Special Band Member, FY05

12B to 21B Combat Engineer, FY04

12C to 21C Bridge Crewmember, FY04

12Z to 21Z Combat Engineering Senior Sergeant, FY04

31C to 25C Radio Operator-Maintenance, FY05

31F to 25F Network Switching Systems, FY05

31L to 25L Cable Systems Installer, FY05

31P to 25P Microwave Systems Operator, FY05

31R to 25Q Multichannel Transmissions, FY05

31S to 25S Satellite Communications, FY05

31T to 25T Satellite/Microwave Systems Operator, FY05

31U to 25U Signal Support Systems Operator, FY05

31W to 25W Telecommunications Operator, FY05

31Z to 25X Senior Signal Sergeant, FY05

35A to 94A Land Combat Electrician, FY06

35D to 94D Air Traffic Control Election, FY06

35E to 94E Radio and Communication Operator, FY06

35F to 94F Special Electronic Devices Repairer, FY06

35H to 94H Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Support Specialist, FY06

35K to 94K Apache Attack Helicopter Repairer, FY06

35L to 94L Avionic Communication Equipment Repairer, FY06

35M to 94M Radar Repairer, FY06

35P to 94P Multiple Launch Rocket Repairer, FY06

35R to 94R Avionic System Repairer, FY06

35S to 94S Patriot System Repairer, FY06

35T to 94T Avenger System Repairer, FY06

35V to 94V Electronic and Missile Chief, FY06

35W to 94W Electronic Maintenance Chief, FY06

35Y to 94Y Integrated Family of Test Equipment Operator and Maintainer, FY06

35Z to 94Z Senior Electronic Maintenance Chief, FY06

43E to 92R Parachute Rigger, FY03

43M to 92S Fabric Repair Special, FY03

51B to 21W Carpentry and Masonry Specialist, FY04

51H to Construction Engineering Supervisor, FY04

51K to 21K Plumber, FY04

51M to 21M Firefighter, FY04

51R to 21R Interior Electrician, FY04

51T to 21T Technical Engineer, FY04

51Z to 21X General Engineer Supervisor, FY04

52G to 21Q Transmission and Distribution Specialist (Reserve Components), FY04

52E to 21P Prime Power Production Specialist, FY04

54B to 74D Chemical Operations Specialist, FY04

55B to 89B Ammunition Specialist, FY05

55D to 89D Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, FY05

62E to 21E Heavy Construction Equipment Operator, FY04

62F to 21F Crane Operator, FY04

62G to 21G Quarrying Specialist, FY04

62H to 21V Construction and Asphalt Equipment Operator, FY04

62J to 21J General Construction Equipment Operator, FY04

62N to 21N Construction Equipment Supervisor, FY04

67G to 15T Utility Airplane Repairer, FY06

67N to 15M UH-Helicopter Repairer, FY04

67R to 15R AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer, FY04

67S to 15S OH-58D Helicopter Repairer, FY04

67T to 15T UH-60 Helicopter Repairer, FY04

67U to 15U CH-47 Helicopter Repairer, FY04

67V to 15V Observation/Scout Helicopter Repairer, FY04

67Y to 15V Attack Helicopter Repairer, FY04

67Z to 15Z Aircraft Maintenance senior sergeant, FY04

68B to 15B Aircraft Powerplant Repairer, FY04

68F to 15F Aircraft Powertrain Repairer, FY04

68G to 15G Aircraft Structural repairer, FY04

68H to 15H Aircraft Pneudraulics Repairer, FY04

68J to 15J Aircraft Armament/Missile Systems Repairer, FY05

68K to 15K Aircraft Components Repair Supervisor, FY04

68N to 15N Avionic Mechanic, FY04

68S to 15J OH-58D Armament/Electrical/Avionics Systems Repairer, FY04

68X to 15X AH-64A Armament/Electrical Systems Repairer, FY04

68Y to 15Y AH-64D Armament/Electrical/Avionics Systems Repairer, FY04

71D to 27D Legal Specialist, FY02

71L to 42L Administrative Specialist, FY05

73C to 44C Finance Specialist, FY05

73D to 44C Accounting Specialist, FY05

73Z to 44C Finance Senior Sergeant, FY05

74B to 25B Information Systems Operator Analyst, FY05

74C to 25D Telecommunication Operator Analyst, FY05

74Z to 25Y Information System Technician, FY05

75B to 42A Personnel Administration Specialist, FY05

75F to 42F Personnel Information Systems Management Specialist, FY05

75H to 42A Personnel Services Specialist, FY05

77F to 92F Petroleum Supply Specialist, FY05

77L to 92L Petroleum Laboratory Specialist, FY05

77W to 92W Water Treatment Specialist, FY05

81L to 21L Lithographer, FY04

81T to 21U Topographic Analyst, FY04

81Z to 21Y Topographic Engineering Supervisor, FY04

82C to 13S Field Artillery Surveyor, FY04

82D to 21S Topographic Surveyor, FY04

91A to 68A Medical Equipment Repairer, FY07

91D to 68D Operating Room Specialist, FY07

91E to 68E Dental Specialist

91G to 68G Patient Administration Specialist, FY07

91H to 68H Optical Laboratory Specialist, FY07

91J to 68J Medical Logistics Specialist, FY07

91K to 68K Medical Laboratory Specialist, FY07

91M to Hospital Food Service Specialist, FY07

91P to 68P Radiology Specialist, FY07

91Q to 68Q Pharmacy Specialist, FY07

91R to 68R Veterinary Food Inspection Specialist, FY07

91S to 68S Preventive Medicine Specialist, FY07

91T to 68T Animal Care Specialists, FY07

91V to 68V Respiratory Specialist, FY07

91W to 68W Health Care Specialist, FY07

91X to 68X Mental Health Specialist, FY07

91Z to 68Z Chief Medical NCO, FY07

93F to 13W Field Artillery Meteorological Crewmember, FY04

93C to 15Q Air Traffic Control Operator, FY04

93P to 15P Aviation Operations Specialist, FY04

95B to 31B Military Police, FY04

95C to 31E Corrections Specialist, FY04

95D 31D CID Special Agent, FY04

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