Marine Corps · SSN history

165 Lineman, Power

Appendix B identifies SSN 165 as “Lineman, Power” under AR 615-26 of September 1942 and its supplements, and suggests SSNs 078 or 641 as possible conversions. These were not automatic successors: each affected Marine’s Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the job specifications before selecting a replacement.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Lineman, Power

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. The entry gives no effective date for a conversion or for the end of SSN 165.

  • The June 1945 Present Title entry is blank; the suggested alternatives do not establish a fixed split into two successor specialties.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Lineman, Power. Suggested conversions/remarks: 078, 641. 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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