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16S3 Manpads Crewmember

Army MOS 16S3 (MANPADS Crewmember) converted to the 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 limits 14M to reserve components and 14S to the Army Reserve and Army National Guard.

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Manpads Crewmember

The conversion took effect on April 1, 1997; 2025 is the cited compilation year, not the conversion date.

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

DA Pam 611-21 Table 10-4 maps predecessor MOSC 16S3 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 and 2.

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