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8L800 Combat Aviation Advisor (SOF) Team Sergeant

Special Duty Identifier 8L800 was retitled from “Combat Aviation Advisor (SOF) Team Sergeant” to “Combat Aviation Advisor Team Sergeant,” with no code change. Its specialty summary, duties, responsibilities and qualifications were also revised.

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Combat Aviation Advisor (SOF) Team Sergeant

The change guide is labeled 31 October 2020, but the retitle entry gives no separate effective date. The edition's revision summary instead states implementation was scheduled for 30 April 2020, leaving the exact effective date uncertain.

  • The notice does not detail the revised duties or qualification requirements.
Source extraction notes

CS&CIG source assertion (N/A): SDI 8L800 is retitled. The specialty description is revised to update specialty summary, duties and responsibilities and specialty qualifications. Conversion instructions: MPS: 4, 5 AFPC: 4, 5, 9 Manpower: 4, 5, 10 The identifier is unchanged; a self-successor records the source-stated occupational retitle.

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Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 2 and 3.

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