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24T4 Patriot OP System Mechanic

MOS 24T4, PATRIOT OP System Mechanic, was converted to three listed successor specialties: 14E, Patriot Fire Control Enhanced Operator/Maintainer; 14J, Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence Tactical Operations Center Enhanced Operator/Maintainer; and 14T, Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer.

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Patriot OP System Mechanic

The listed conversion effective date is 1 April 1997.

  • The record does not give the conditions determining which successor specialty applied to an individual soldier.
Source extraction notes

DA Pam 611-21 Table 10-4 maps predecessor MOSC 24T4 to 14E, 14J, 14T; source successor entries: 14E PATRIOT FIRE CONTROL ENHANCED OPERATOR/MAINTAINER; 14J AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND INTELLIGENCE TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER ENHANCED OPERATOR/MAINTAINER; 14T PATRIOT LAUNCHING STATION ENHANCED OPERATOR/MAINTAINER; conversion effective 01 Apr 1997.

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

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