Marine Corps · SSN history

818 Railway Transportation NCO

Appendix B lists SSN 818, Railway Transportation NCO, under the earlier AR 615-26 title and suggests SSNs 069, 266, 379, 573, or 574 as possible replacements. These were not automatic conversions: each Marine’s Qualification Card had to be reviewed against the job specifications to determine the appropriate specialty.

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

  • 069 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 266 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 573 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.
  • 574 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Railway Transportation NCO

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date; the entry gives no effective date for a conversion or for the end of SSN 818.

  • No June 1945 Present Title is listed for SSN 818, and the suggested alternatives do not establish a fixed split or successor.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Railway Transportation NCO. Suggested conversions/remarks: 069, 266, 379, 573, 574. 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.

Historical information is drawn from the sources linked above. Classification dates are not personal service dates. Spot an error? Let us know.