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532X0 Metals Processing

Converted to 531X1, dated 1975 by the source.

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531X1Metals Processing · historical code
Listed as becoming 427X4. No directory or archive record matches.

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Metals Processing

First directional code change in the source-stated career-ladder sequence; obvious OCR spacing and punctuation noise cleaned. Verified source wording: “Originally established as AFS 532X0 in 1951, the Metals Processing career ladder AFSC was changed to 531X1 in 1975, and received the current designation of 427X4 in April 1977.”

Source documents (1)

Metals Processing Career Ladder, AFSC 427X4.
1. Internet Archive full-text OCR around char offset 7,310; governing lineage context verified · source dated August 1, 1985
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