On 7 Sep 2003 06:02:56 -0700, Exposingwannabes
wrote:


>Try looking at the US Government Printing Office list of official
>abbreviations... Yup... Right there it says... Sp/4 Specialist Fourth
>Class.




Why would you want to rely on the GPO for Army information? Because
you couldn't find it under the Army?
Sounds like you 'd go to the Bureau of Mines for tax information.

Mr. Thompson provided you with the citations complete with regulations
numbers and dates. Since you can't read well, have someone read them
to you.

Here it is again:
"Well, now. YOU may have called SP4's Specialist Fourth Class, but
the official designation was Specialist 4, commonly known as "Spec 4".
The rank structure created in 1955 under AR 615-15 created the grades
of Specialist 1st Class (E6), Specialist 2nd Class (E5) and Specialist
3rd Class (E4).

In 1958, the pay grades of E8 and E9 were added and the Specialist
grades were designated as follows:

Specialist 4 (E4) Spec 4
Specialist 5 (E5) Spec 5
Specialist 6 (E6) Spec 6
Specialist 7 (E7) Spec 7
Specialist 8 (E8) Spec 8
Specialist 9 (E9) Spec 9

The grades Spec 8 and 9 were never used extensively and were dropped
in 1965. In 1978 Spec 7 was discontinued and personnel holding that
grade were given a lateral promotion to Sergeant First Class. Finally,
the grades of Spec 5 and 6 were dropped in 1985.

I enlisted in the Army in July, 1961 and was a Spec 4, Spec 5, Staff
Sergeant, WO1, CW2, 2LT, 1LT and Captain and never heard of Spec 4's
being referred to as Specialist 4th Class. "

If you need help with the big words don't be ashamed to ask.


Time to get a life, Dean Shultis of Wauchula, FL.