Marine Corps · SSN history

431 Machinist's Helper

The June 1945 manual identifies SSN 431 as the earlier “Machinist's Helper” classification and suggests SSNs 114 or 302 as alternatives. Choosing a replacement required reviewing the Marine's Qualification Card against the job specifications, not automatically converting to either code.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Machinist's Helper

June 1945 is the manual's publication date. No effective date for a change to SSN 431 is given.

  • “Machinist's Helper” appears under AR 615-26, September 1942 and supplements; no June 1945 title is listed.
  • The suggested alternatives do not establish a fixed split into two successor specialties.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Machinist's Helper. Suggested conversions/remarks: 114, 302. 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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