Aviation Ordnanceman · Converted to ASM, effective 1968
The amendment establishes ASM as a new general rating and reclassifies AO from a general rating to a service rating under that structure. This row records the structural AO→ASM branch, not a claim that every AO member underwent a one-to-one personnel conversion; no exact effective day is stated.
Sources
- U.S. Coast Guard CG-311, Enlisted Ratings Qualifications Manual—1967, Amendment No. 3 (Amendment No. 3, summary 4(b), printed p. 2; PDF p. 12 of 519)