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780 Weather Station Chief

Appendix B identifies SSN 780 as Weather Station Chief under AR 615-26 (September 1942 and supplements) and suggests SSNs 784 or 787 as alternatives. These were not automatic conversions: each individual's Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the job specifications before selecting a replacement.

Codes named in this history

Codes without a directory match

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

Documented history

Weather Station Chief

June 1945 is the manual's publication date. The entry gives no effective date for a conversion or for the end of SSN 780's use.

  • The June 1945 Present Title column is blank for SSN 780; the entry does not establish a fixed split into the two suggested specialties.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Weather Station Chief. Suggested conversions/remarks: 784, 787. 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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