Marine Corps · SSN history

403 Telephone Inspector

Appendix B identifies SSN 403 as Telephone Inspector under AR 615-26 of September 1942 and its supplements, and suggests SSNs 097 or 261 as possible replacements. These were not automatic conversions: each affected Marine’s qualifications had to be reviewed against the job requirements before selecting a specialty.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Telephone Inspector

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date, not an effective conversion date. No effective date is given for this entry.

  • No June 1945 title is listed for SSN 403, and the entry does not establish a fixed split, rename, or replacement.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Telephone Inspector. Suggested conversions/remarks: 097, 261. 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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