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16S1 Manpads Crewmember

MOS 16S1, MANPADS Crewmember, was converted to four listed successor specialties: 14J, air defense tactical operations center enhanced operator/maintainer; 14M, Man Portable Air Defense System Crewmember; 14R, Bradley Linebacker Crewmember; and 14S, Avenger Crewmember. The listing restricts 14M to reserve components and 14S to the Army Reserve and Army National Guard.

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Manpads Crewmember

The conversion's stated effective date is April 1, 1997, not the later publication date of the reference.

  • The listing does not explain which successor specialty applied to an individual soldier.
Source extraction notes

DA Pam 611-21 Table 10-4 maps predecessor MOSC 16S1 to 14J, 14M, 14R, 14S; source successor entries: 14J AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND INTELLIGENCE TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER ENHANCED OPERATOR/MAINTAINER; 14M MAN PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM CREWMEMBER (RC); 14R BRADLEY LINEBACKER CREWMEMBER; 14S AVENGER CREWMEMBER (USAR/ARNG ONLY); conversion effective 01 Apr 1997.

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Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1, 2 and 3.

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