---
id: "militarysuffix"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["persons"]
langs: ["en"]
quality: 60
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/militarysuffix"
---

# Military name suffix (`militarysuffix`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Abbreviation of a military service written after a person's name, for example USN or USMC. In the United States military it helps to compare seniority between services and can show reserve status.

- Parent datatype: `namesuffix`
- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Person related (persons)
- Countries: global
- Languages: English (en)
- Classification: categorical

## Examples

- `USN` — United States Navy
- `USMC` — United States Marine Corps
- `USAF` — United States Air Force

## Supported by tools

- `talend`

## Sources

- wikipedia: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_suffix#Professional>

## Quality

Score 60/100. Missing: regexp, negative example, mapping (Wikidata, Schema.org, ...), translation.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/militarysuffix.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/persons/militarysuffix.yaml>