Service Number Code A AA AD AF AO AR AW B D E ER F FG

Branch of Service Army & Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Army & Air Force Air Force Air Force Navy Navy Air Force Army Army Air Force

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FR FT FV H K KF L MJ MM MN MR N NG O OF R RA RM RO RP RV RW T UR US

Army & Air Force Air Force Air Force Air Force Army & Air Force Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army Army, Air Force, Navy, & Marine Corps

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Prefix & Suffix

WA WL WM WR

Army Army Army Army

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Meaning As a prefix, used by members of the Women Army Corps. As a suffix, used by Regular Air Force officers until 1965. Used by personnel of the "Women in the Air Force" (WAF) Used by Air Force aviation cadets Used by male Air Force enlisted personnel First used by the Army Air Corps to denote Regular Army officers who were qualified in aviation. Later used by the Army Air Forces (and eventually the Air Force Reserve) to denote reserve officers Used by Air Force dieticians Used by Air Force warrant officers Used between 1965 and 1971 as part of the "B-Series" enlisted service numbers Used between 1969 and 1971 as part of the "D-Series" enlisted service numbers Used by male Air Force warrant officers until 1965 Used by enlisted members of the Army Reserve Used by field clerks during the First World War Used by officers and warrant officers of the Air National Guard Used briefly as an Army prefix by some enlisted members of the Army Reserve. Later used as an Air Force prefix for all officers and warrant officers of the Regular Air Force. After 1969, used as a suffix for Regular Air Force officers, written after the social security number. Used by Air Force officers and warrant officers who were without a component Used by Air Force Reserve officers and warrant officers Used by female Air Force warrant officers until 1965 As a prefix, used by female specialist officers with service numbers of 100,001 and higher. As a suffix, used by Air Force Academy cadets until 1965 Used female Regular Army officers Used by enlisted members of the Women's Army Corps Used by Occupational Therapist Officers Used by Physical Therapist Officers Used by male members of the Army Nurse Corps Used by Army enlisted dieticians Used by female nurse officers Used by National Guard personnel Originally used by Regular Army officers prior to World War II. In the 1960s, used by Army specialist officers. Used by male Regular Army officers Originally used by Regular Army World War I enlisted personnel. In the 1960s, used by Army officer dieticians Used by Regular Army enlisted personnel Used by Regular Army enlisted personnel holding temporary commissions as warrant officers Used by Regular Army enlisted personnel holding temporary reserve officer commissions Used by retired Regular Army enlisted personnel upon recall to active duty Used by female warrant officers granted reserve commissioned officer billets Used by male warrant officers granted reserve commissioned officer billets Used by flight officers appointed from an enlisted status Used by draft peronnel who are later appointed officers in the Regular Army Used by enlisted draft personnel of the Army of the United States As a prefix, used by Regular Army Warrant Officers. Also used by female Regular Air Force officers and female Marine Corps enlisted personnel. As a suffix, used by Navy female enlisted personnel

Used by enlisted members of the Women's Army Corps Used by female Regular Army personnel granted officer commissions in the Army Reserve Used by female Regular Army personnel granted warrant officer commissions in the Army Reserve Used by female enlisted reservists of the Women's Army Corps