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OCCUPATION SPECIALTY SPECIFICATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
- Military Administration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- occupation specialty specification
1, record 1, English, occupation%20specialty%20specification
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- OSS 1, record 1, English, OSS
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trade specialty specification 2, record 1, English, trade%20specialty%20specification
former designation, correct
- TSS 2, record 1, English, TSS
former designation, correct
- TSS 2, record 1, English, TSS
- classification specialty specification 2, record 1, English, classification%20specialty%20specification
former designation, correct
- CSS 2, record 1, English, CSS
former designation, correct
- CSS 2, record 1, English, CSS
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
occupation specialty specification; OSS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 3, record 1, English, - occupation%20specialty%20specification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
- Administration militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- description de spécialité
1, record 1, French, description%20de%20sp%C3%A9cialit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- DS 1, record 1, French, DS
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monographie de spécialité 2, record 1, French, monographie%20de%20sp%C3%A9cialit%C3%A9
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
description de spécialité; DS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 3, record 1, French, - description%20de%20sp%C3%A9cialit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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