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Expert: Rod Powers - 10/15/2006


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Hi- Im trying to read my grandfathers SSofS NAVPERS-566 and I dont understand a lot of the abbreviations. Is there a website I can go to to look them up? for example: S1 rank, job code 76300, GCT mark 36, enlisted rating AS, limited duty symbol qual.  I also wanted to know if there was a way that I could find out if he was awarded any medals. Thanks!

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Hi Gerri,

I'm afraid I don't know of any websites which show those abbreviations, most especially the abbreviations used 70 (or so) years ago, when your grandfather was serving.

I can tell you that "rating" means "job," in the Navy, and if he had a rating of "AS," that means he was An Aviation Support Equipment Technician (see the job description at: http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/navyjobs/navyjobs2/blas.htm). However, that would not be the same job description as in your Grandfather's time, as different aircraft were used back then.

You can find out what medals he earned by requesting a copy of his military records. Details about how to do so can be read in my article at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/milrecords.htm

Hope this helps!

Rod Powers
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.

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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.

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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).

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