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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military service number assigned by the United States Armed Forces, 1918–1974</div> <p> <b><a href="/wiki/Service_number" title="Service number">Service number</a></b>s were used by the <b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a></b> as the primary means of service member identification from 1918 until 1974 (and before 1947 by the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy). Service numbers are public information available under the <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)" title="Freedom of Information Act (United States)">Freedom of Information Act</a>, unlike social security numbers which are protected by the <a href="/wiki/Privacy_Act_of_1974" title="Privacy Act of 1974">Privacy Act of 1974</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each branch of the military service had its own version of service numbers. In order by year of creation, these were: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Army)" title="Service number (United States Army)">United States Army service numbers</a> (1918)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">United States Navy service numbers</a> (1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Service number (United States Marine Corps)">United States Marine Corps service numbers</a> (1920)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Coast_Guard)" title="Service number (United States Coast Guard)">United States Coast Guard service numbers</a> (1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Service number (United States Air Force)">United States Air Force service numbers</a> (1948)</li></ul> <p>The following are the original service numbers which were first issued to United States military personnel:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>R-1: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Crean" title="Arthur Crean">Arthur Crean</a> – First service number of the United States armed forces</li> <li>O-1: <a href="/wiki/John_J._Pershing" title="John J. Pershing">John J. Pershing</a> – First officer service number of the United States Army</li> <li>100 00 01: Clayton Aab — First enlisted service number of the United States Navy</li> <li>532 – Samuel R. Colhoun — Earliest recorded officer service number of the United States Navy</li> <li>01 – James Ackerman – First officer service number of the United States Marine Corps</li> <li>20001 – Alexander Schott — First enlisted service number of the United States Marine Corps</li> <li>1000 – <a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Farley" title="Joseph F. Farley">Joseph F. Farley</a> – First officer service number of the United States Coast Guard</li> <li>100000 – Mason B. Herring — First enlisted service number of the United States Coast Guard</li> <li>4A: <a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Vandenberg" title="Hoyt Vandenberg">Hoyt Vandenberg</a> – Earliest recorded officer service number of the United States Air Force</li></ul> <p>The original Air Force enlisted force was composed of personnel formerly of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> who continued to use their Army service numbers upon transfer to the Air Force in 1947. Thus, there is no established "first" enlisted service number of the U.S. Air Force since thousands of <a href="/wiki/Airmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Airmen">airmen</a> simultaneously transferred into the Air Force on 18 September 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Service numbers were eventually phased out completely by the social security number; the Army and Air Force converted to social security numbers on 1 July 1969, the Navy and Marine Corps on 1 January 1972, and the Coast Guard on 1 October 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since that time, social security numbers have become the <i>de facto</i> military service number for United States armed forces personnel. </p><p>Beginning in 2002, the military began a further effort to protect the use of social security numbers, even within the military itself. New regulations declared that on all but the most official of documents (such as a <a href="/wiki/DD_Form_214" title="DD Form 214">DD Form 214</a> or evaluation reports) social security numbers would only list the last four digits. Regulations also were enacted to redact the social security number of reporting seniors (which were written in their entirety) on the personal copies of evaluation reports given to service members. The reason for this was to prevent possible <a href="/wiki/Identity_theft" title="Identity theft">identity theft</a> issues committed by service members who had received a bad evaluation or who were disgruntled with their <a href="/wiki/Commanding_officer" title="Commanding officer">commanding officer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format">Format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The general design of United States service numbers was created first by the United States Army and later adapted by the other branches of the armed forces. Between each branch, service numbers are assigned differently while some branches make a conscious effort to separate officer and enlisted numbers while others do not. It is therefore common in the U.S. service number system for officers and enlisted personnel to perhaps hold the same service number and even more common for service members from different branches to be assigned the same number as well. </p><p>The Army is the only branch of service to begin both officer and enlisted service numbers at No. 1. Marine Corps officer numbers also begin at No. 1 but Marine Corps enlisted numbers start much later at #20,001. There is also no service No. 1 in the Navy, Coast Guard, or Air Force although the earliest recorded Air Force officer number was No. 4. </p><p>The entire range of United States service numbers extends from 1 to 99,999,999 with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">Air Force</a> the only services to use numbers higher than ten million. A special range of numbers from one to seven thousand (1–7000) was also used by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">United States Air Force Academy</a> for assignment only to <a href="/wiki/Cadet" title="Cadet">cadets</a> and was not considered part of the regular service number system. Another unique service number series was the <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a> which used service numbers solely in the range of twenty to twenty nine million (20,000,000 – 29,999,999). </p> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><b>Service Number</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Army Enlisted</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Army Officer</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Navy Enlisted</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Navy Officer</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Air Force Enlisted</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Air Force Officer</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Marine Enlisted</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Marine Officer</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Coast Guard Enlisted</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Coast Guard Officer</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1–100 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="33">World War I enlisted personnel </td> <td align="center" rowspan="5">World War I officers </td> <td align="center" rowspan="5"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="36"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="6">Senior Air Force officers formerly of the Army Air Forces </td> <td align="center" rowspan="6"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center">World War I officers </td> <td align="center" rowspan="13"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">101–500 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">USMC Officers (1920s) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">501–1000 </td> <td align="center">Navy Officers (1920) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1001–2000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="11">Navy Officers<br />(1920s – 1930s) </td> <td align="center">USMC Officers<br />(1930–1941) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3">Regular USCG Officers<br />(1921–1974) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2001 – 10,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="4">USMC Officers (World War II) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10,001 – 20,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Regular Army officers (1920s/1930s) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="20">B" & "D" Series Numbers<br />(1965–1971) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20,001 – 30,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="7">Regular USAF Officers (1948–1969) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Retroactive (1905–1917) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3">Reserve/Warrant USCG Officers (1921–1950s) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">30,001 – 50,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Regular Army officers (1940s/1950s) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">50,001 – 60,000 </td> <td align="center"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="5">USMC Officers (1948–1966) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">60,001 – 70,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3">Regular Army officers (1950s/1960s) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="4">Retroactive (1905–1919) </td> <td align="center">Non-Regular USCG Officers (1950s/1960s) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">70,001 – 80,000 </td> <td align="center">Non-Regular USCG Officers (1960s/1970s) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">80,001 – 90,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">"Special Use" service numbers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">90,001 – 99,999 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3">Regular Army (Late 1960s) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">100,000 – 125,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="14"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="4">USMC Enlisted (1920–1935) </td> <td align="center">USMC Officers (1966–1972) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3">USCG Enlisted (1920s/1930s) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="35"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">125,001 – 140,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="5">Navy Officers<br />(World War II) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="34"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">140,001 – 150,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="5">Officer Reserves (1920s – 1941) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">150,001 – 200,000 </td> <td align="center">Retroactive Service Numbers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">200,001 – 255,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">USMC Enlisted (1936–1941) </td> <td align="center">USCG Enlisted (World War II) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">255,001 – 350,000 </td> <td align="center">USCG Enlisted (1945–1962) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">350,001 – 500,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Navy Officers (1945–1955) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3">USMC Enlisted (Early World War II) </td> <td align="center">USCG Enlisted (1962–1974) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">500,001 – 600,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="4">Officer Reserves (1942–1954) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="5">USCG Enlisted (World War II) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">600,001 – 671,000 </td> <td align="center">Navy Officers (1955–1963) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">671,001 – 700,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Navy Officers (1964–1969) </td> <td align="center"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">700,001 – 800,000 </td> <td align="center">USMC Female Enlisted </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">800,001 – 1,000,000 </td> <td align="center">Special Duty Officers<br />(1921–1969) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="23"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center">USMC Enlisted (Mid World War II) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1,000,001 – 1,700,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="5">Army Officers (1942–1954) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3">Enlisted Series 100 (Retroactive) </td> <td align="center">USMC Enlisted (1943–1953) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1,700,001 – 1,800,000 </td> <td align="center">USMC Female Enlisted </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1,800,001 – 2,000,000 </td> <td align="center">Early Air Force Reserve </td> <td align="center">USMC Enlisted (1953–1965) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2,000,001 – 2,800,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Enlisted Series 200 (1920–1971) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center">USMC Enlisted (1966–1972) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">USCG Enlisted (1948–1974) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2,800,001 – 2,999,999 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="19"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3,000,000 – 3,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Warrant officers (1957–1969) </td> <td align="center">Enlisted Series 300 (1920–1971) </td> <td align="center">Air Force officers (1948–1969) </td> <td align="center">World War II (Special Duty) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4,000,000 – 4,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Army officers (1954–1957) </td> <td align="center">Enlisted Series 400 (1920–1971) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="16"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center">Female enlisted<br />(1942–1945) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5,000,000 – 5,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Army officers (1957–1969) </td> <td align="center">Enlisted Series 500 (1920–1971) </td> <td align="center">Special Duty enlisted<br />(1942) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6,000,000 – 6,999,999 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Army enlisted (1919–1941) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="15"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center">Enlisted Series 600 (1920–1971) </td> <td align="center">World War II (Special Duty) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7,000,000 – 7,100,000 </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Enlisted Series 700 (1920–1971) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">USCG Enlisted (1943–1945) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7,100,001 – 7,999,999 </td> <td align="center"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8,000,000 – 8,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Female enlisted (1948–1969) </td> <td align="center">Enlisted Series 800 (1920–1971) </td> <td align="center">Female enlisted (1948–1969) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="11"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9,000,000 – 9,999,999 </td> <td align="center"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center">Enlisted Series 900 (1920–1971) </td> <td align="center"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10,000,000 – 10,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Regular Army (Enlisted Extra-US) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="10"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2">Regular Air Force </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11,000,000 – 19,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Regular Army </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20,000,000 – 29,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Army National Guard </td> <td align="center">Air National Guard </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">30,000,000 – 30,999,999 </td> <td align="center">World War II draftees (Extra-US) </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3">WWII crossover #s </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">31,000,000 – 39,999,999 </td> <td align="center">World War II draftees </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">40,000,000 – 49,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Special duty enlisted </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">50,000,000 – 59,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Army draft force<br />(P-WWII) </td> <td align="center">Air Force draft force<br />(1948–1966) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">60,000,000 – 69,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Army draft force<br />(Late 1960s) </td> <td align="center">Air Force draft force<br />(1966–1969) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">70,000,000 – 89,999,999 </td> <td align="center"><i>Not issued</i> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><i>Not issued</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">90,000,000 – 99,999,999 </td> <td align="center">Philippine Army<br />Augments (WWII) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prefix_and_suffix_codes">Prefix and suffix codes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Service_number_(United_States_Armed_Forces)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Prefix and suffix codes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Service number prefix and suffix codes were one and two letter designators written before or after a service number; a service member could only have one code at any given time. The purpose of these codes was to provide additional information regarding a military service member with the very first prefix codes created by the Army in 1920 and greatly expanded over the next thirty years. The Navy created the first suffix code "W", written after the service numbers of female enlisted personnel, but it was the Air Force that made the greatest use of suffix codes until 1965 when the Air Force switched to using prefixes. Some prefix and suffix codes were also re-introduced, with different meanings, by various branches of military. In the modern age, the only code that survives is the suffix code "FR", written after the social security numbers of Regular Air Force personnel. </p> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><b>Service Number Code</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Branch of Service</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Prefix/Suffix</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>Meaning</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">A </td> <td align="center">Army & Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix & Suffix </td> <td align="center">As a prefix, used by members of the Women Army Corps.<br />As a suffix, used by Regular Air Force officers until 1965. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">AA </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by personnel of the "Women in the Air Force" (WAF) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">AD </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Air Force aviation cadets </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">AF </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by male Air Force enlisted personnel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">AO </td> <td align="center">Army & Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">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 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">AR </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Air Force dieticians </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">AW </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Air Force warrant officers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">B </td> <td align="center">Navy </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used between 1965 and 1971 as part of the "B-Series" enlisted service numbers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">D </td> <td align="center">Navy </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used between 1969 and 1971 as part of the "D-Series" enlisted service numbers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">E </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Suffix </td> <td align="center">Used by male Air Force warrant officers until 1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">ER </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by enlisted members of the Army Reserve </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">F </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by field clerks during the First World War </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">FG </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by officers and warrant officers of the Air National Guard </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">FR </td> <td align="center">Army & Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix & Suffix </td> <td align="center">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. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">FT </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Air Force officers and warrant officers who were without a component </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">FV </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Air Force Reserve officers and warrant officers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">H </td> <td align="center">Air Force </td> <td align="center">Suffix </td> <td align="center">Used by female Air Force warrant officers until 1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">K </td> <td align="center">Army & Air Force </td> <td align="center">Prefix & Suffix </td> <td align="center">As a prefix, used by female specialist officers with service numbers of 100,001 and higher.<br /> As a suffix, used by Air Force Academy cadets until 1965 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">KF </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used female Regular Army officers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">L </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by enlisted members of the Women's Army Corps </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MJ </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Occupational Therapist Officers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MM </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Physical Therapist Officers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MN </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by male members of the Army Nurse Corps </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">MR </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Army enlisted dieticians </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">N </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by female nurse officers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">NG </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by National Guard personnel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">O </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Originally used by Regular Army officers prior to World War II.<br />In the 1960s, used by Army specialist officers. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">OF </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by male Regular Army officers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">R </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Originally used by Regular Army World War I enlisted personnel.<br />In the 1960s, used by Army officer dieticians </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">RA </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Regular Army enlisted personnel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">RM </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Regular Army enlisted personnel holding<br />temporary commissions as warrant officers </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">RO </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by Regular Army enlisted personnel holding temporary reserve officer commissions </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">RP </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by retired Regular Army enlisted personnel upon recall to active duty </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">RV </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by female warrant officers granted reserve commissioned officer billets </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">RW </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by male warrant officers granted reserve commissioned officer billets </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">T </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by flight officers appointed from an enlisted status </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">UR </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by draft personnel who are later appointed<br />officers in the Regular Army </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">US </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by enlisted draft personnel of the Army of the United States </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">W </td> <td align="center">Army, Air Force, Navy, & Marine Corps </td> <td align="center">Prefix & Suffix </td> <td align="center">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 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">WA </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by enlisted members of the Women's Army Corps </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">WL </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by female Regular Army personnel granted<br />officer commissions in the Army Reserve </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">WM </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by female Regular Army personnel granted<br />warrant officer commissions in the Army Reserve </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">WR </td> <td align="center">Army </td> <td align="center">Prefix </td> <td align="center">Used by female enlisted reservists of the Women's Army Corps </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Command">Northern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">Southern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">Space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Cyber_Command" title="United States Cyber Command">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Strategic_Command" title="United States Strategic Command">Strategic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Transportation_Command" title="United States Transportation Command">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Structure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="History of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="History of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="History of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="History of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations" title="Timeline of United States military operations">Timeline</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_American_military_history" title="Colonial American military history">Colonial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II" title="Military history of the United States during World War II">World War II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">By ancestry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_African_Americans" title="Military history of African Americans">African Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Asian_Americans" title="Military history of Asian Americans">Asian Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddhists_in_the_United_States_military" title="Buddhists in the United States military">Buddhist Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Jewish_Americans" title="Military history of Jewish Americans">Jewish Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muslims_in_the_United_States_military" title="Muslims in the United States military">Muslim Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikhs_in_the_United_States_military" title="Sikhs in the United States military">Sikh Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Hispanic_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Military history of Hispanic Americans">Hispanic Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Hispanics in the American Civil War">Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Hispanics in the United States Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Navy" title="Hispanics in the United States Navy">Navy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States_Naval_Academy" title="Hispanics in the United States Naval Academy">Academy</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Center_of_Military_History" title="United States Army Center of Military History">Army Center of Military History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_History_Division" title="United States Marine Corps History Division">Marine Corps History Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_History_and_Heritage_Command" title="Naval History and Heritage Command">Naval History and Heritage Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Historical_Research_Agency" title="Air Force Historical Research Agency">Air Force Historical Research Agency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/American_official_war_artists" title="American official war artists">War artists</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Art_Program" title="United States Army Art Program">Army Art Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Art_Program" title="United States Air Force Art Program">Air Force Art Program</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Service academies</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">A</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Military Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">MC/N</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/Naval_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="Naval Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">AF/SF</a><small> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Preparatory_School" title="United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School">prep</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="United States Coast Guard Academy">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine_Academy" title="United States Merchant Marine Academy">Merchant Marine</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps" title="Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Officer_Training_Corps" title="Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li>Officer candidate/training school: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidates_School_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Navy)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Officer_Training_School" title="Air Force Officer Training School">AF/SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command" title="United States Military Entrance Processing Command">MEPS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery" title="Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery">ASVAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Basic_School" title="The Basic School">The Basic School</a> (MC)</li> <li>Enlisted recruit training: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Recruit_Training" title="United States Marine Corps Recruit Training">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recruit_Training_Command,_Great_Lakes,_Illinois" title="Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Basic_Military_Training" title="United States Air Force Basic Military Training">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_Training_Center_Cape_May" title="United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Military_education_and_training_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Military education and training in the United States">Other education</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Uniforms of the United States Armed Forces">Uniforms</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Uniforms of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Uniforms of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Uniforms of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces">Awards & decorations</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inter-service_awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military">Inter-service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Navy" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Navy">MC/N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Air_Force" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Air Force">AF/SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" title="Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military">Foreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_military_decoration_authorized_by_the_US_military" class="mw-redirect" title="International military decoration authorized by the US military">International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_award_devices" title="United States military award devices">Devices</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_badges_of_the_United_States" title="Military badges of the United States">Badges</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Identification_badges_of_the_uniformed_services_of_the_United_States" title="Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United States">Identification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Badges of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Badges of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Badges of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Space_Force" title="Badges of the United States Space Force">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Badges of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comparative_military_ranks" title="List of comparative military ranks">Ranks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Officer: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officers</a></li> <li>Enlisted: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Oath: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces_oath_of_enlistment" title="United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment">Enlistment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Uniformed_Services_Oath_of_Office" title="United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office">Officer</a></li></ul></li> <li>Creeds & Codes: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force" title="Code of the United States Fighting Force">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noncommissioned_officer%27s_creed" title="Noncommissioned officer's creed">NCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier%27s_Creed" title="Soldier's Creed">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifleman%27s_Creed" title="Rifleman's Creed">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_Creed" title="Sailor's Creed">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airman%27s_Creed" title="Airman's Creed">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guardsman" title="Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Service numbers</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Army)" title="Service number (United States Army)">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Marine_Corps)" title="Service number (United States Marine Corps)">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Navy)" title="Service number (United States Navy)">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Air_Force)" title="Service number (United States Air Force)">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Service_number_(United_States_Coast_Guard)" title="Service number (United States Coast Guard)">CG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_occupation_code" title="United States military occupation code">Military Occupational Specialty</a>/<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings" title="List of United States Navy ratings">Rating</a>/<a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Air Force Specialty Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_pay" title="United States military pay">Pay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniform_Code_of_Military_Justice" title="Uniform Code of Military Justice">Uniform Code of Military Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Health_System" title="Military Health System">Military Health System</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tricare" title="Tricare">Tricare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_(United_States_military)" title="Separation (United States military)">Separation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="United States Department of Veterans Affairs">Veterans Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_States" title="Conscription in the United States">Conscription</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiefs_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States" title="Chiefs of Chaplains of the United States">Chiefs of Chaplains</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Chaplains_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of equipment of the United States Army">A</a> (<a href="/wiki/Army_Nomenclature_System" title="Army Nomenclature System">Designations</a>)</li> <li>MC: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps">vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_weapons_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps" title="List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps">weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Marine_Corps_individual_equipment" title="List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment">other</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of equipment of the United States Navy">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of equipment of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard" title="List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard">CG</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Land</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Individual weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_crew-served_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Crew-served weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_land_vehicles_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="List of land vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces">Vehicles</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_land_vehicles" title="List of currently active United States military land vehicles">active</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Sea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_currently_active_United_States_military_watercraft" title="List of currently active United States military watercraft">All watercraft</a></li> <li>Ships: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of ships of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ships" title="List of United States Navy ships">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy#Future_ships" title="List of current ships of the United States Navy">future</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of ships of the United States Air Force">AF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_cutters" title="List of United States Coast Guard cutters">CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Military_Sealift_Command_ships" title="List of Military Sealift Command ships">MSC</a></li></ul></li> <li>Weapons: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_weapons" title="List of United States Navy weapons">N</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_naval_reactors" title="United States naval reactors">Reactors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="Lists of military aircraft of the United States">Aircraft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_undesignated_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_United_States_military_aircraft" title="List of active United States military aircraft">active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_future_military_aircraft_of_the_United_States" title="List of future military aircraft of the United States">future</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_aircraft_designation_systems" title="United States military aircraft designation systems">Aircraft designation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._helicopter_armament_subsystems" title="U.S. helicopter armament subsystems">Helicopter arms</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army_during_World_War_II" title="List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II">WWII equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_football" title="Nuclear football">Nuclear football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States" title="List of military electronics of the United States">Electronics</a> (<a href="/wiki/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System" title="Joint Electronics Type Designation System">designations</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flags_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces" title="Flags of the United States Armed Forces">Flags</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Flag of the United States Army">A</a></li> <li><a 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