Marine Corps · SSN history

470 Cargo Checker

Appendix B identifies SSN 470 as Cargo Checker under AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements) and suggests SSNs 271 or 711 as alternatives. Choosing a replacement required individual qualification review against the job specifications, not an automatic split or conversion.

Codes named in this history

Other history records

These source identifiers have archive pages. Their availability does not establish current service use or retirement.

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Cargo Checker

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

  • The June 1945 Present Title column is blank for SSN 470, and no fixed replacement is established.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Cargo Checker. Suggested conversions/remarks: 271, 711. 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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