Marine Corps · SSN history

283 Recreation Assistant

SSN 283 is listed as Recreation Assistant in both the June 1944 tentative manual and the June 1945 manual, with Athletic Instructor shown in the September 1942 regulation and supplements column. The remark “See also 868” is a cross-reference, not an established conversion to 868 or proof that 283 was canceled or replaced.

Documented history

Recreation Assistant

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date; no effective date for a change to SSN 283 is given.

  • Any suggested reassignment required review of the individual’s qualifications against the job specifications, not automatic conversion.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the June 1944 tentative-manual column: Recreation Assistant. Suggested conversions/remarks, as printed: See also 868. The Present Title column is the manual's June 1945 meaning: Recreation Assistant. It is not a present-day MOS equivalence. This is a cross-reference or instruction to review the job specification, not an explicit fixed replacement or proof of cancellation. The table gives no row-level calendar effective date. June 1945 is the manual publication date, not an inferred individual conversion date.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 3 and 4.

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