Marine Corps · SSN history

286 Director, Motion Picture

Appendix B identifies SSN 286 as “Director, Motion Picture” under AR 615-26 of September 1942 and its supplements, and suggests SSN 561 for conversion. That suggestion required review of the individual's qualifications against the job specifications, not automatic conversion.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Director, Motion Picture

June 1945 is the manual's publication date; no effective date for this suggested conversion is given.

  • The June 1945 Present Title column is blank, so the earlier title is not established as a current specialty in that manual.
  • The entry does not establish that any individual's classification actually changed to SSN 561.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Director, Motion Picture. Suggested conversions/remarks: 561. 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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