Marine Corps · SSN history

065 Able Seaman

The June 1945 manual identifies SSN 065, Able Seaman, as an earlier title from AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements) and suggests SSN 118 as a possible replacement. This was not an automatic conversion: each affected person's Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the job specifications.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

  • 118 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Able Seaman

June 1945 is the manual's publication date; no effective date is given for a change from SSN 065.

  • No June 1945 Present Title is listed for SSN 065, and the suggested reference to 118 does not establish a fixed replacement.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Able Seaman. Suggested conversions/remarks: 118. The table gives no row-level effective date. June 1945 is the manual publication date, not an effective conversion date.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 3 and 4.

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