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41B Topographic Instrument Repair Specialist

MOS 41B (Topographic Instrument Repair Specialist) was deleted, with MOS 82B (Construction Surveyor) and MOS 82D (Topographic Surveyor) listed as its successor specialties.

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82BConstruction Surveyor · historical code
Recorded successor: 51T Test and Evaluation, also listed in today's directory
82DTopographic Surveyor · historical code
Recorded successor: 21S1 Topographic Surveyor, itself later retired

Documented history

Topographic Instrument Repair Specialist

The listed change date is October 31, 1989. June 26, 1995 is the publication date of the cited regulation, not the conversion date.

The record does not state the conditions determining whether 82B or 82D applied.

Source extraction notes

AR 611-201 Table B-2 maps deleted MOS 41B to 82B, 82D; source successor entries: 82B Construction Surveyor; 82D Topographic Surveyor; update/effective date 1989-10-31.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 2.

AR 611-201, Issue 6, Table B-2, MOS Deletions/Conversions
1. Table B-2, printed p. 606 · source dated June 26, 1995 · cited by the explanation
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2.AR 611-201, Issue 6, Table B-2, MOS Deletions/Conversions · event transcription · docs/legacy-data/army-mos-conversions.jsonl:1651; Table B-2, printed p. 606 · cited by the explanation
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Historical information is drawn from the sources linked above. Classification dates are not personal service dates. Spot an error? Let us know.