Hi, everyone,
You may have noticed that Geni's Inconsistency Checker has still been flagging some military titles and abbreviations as inconsistencies even though they are correct.
Geni's general manager just confirmed to me that he has updated the Inconsistency Checker to accept all of the official Department of Defense-approved abbreviations for written communications, which means all of the following are now accepted and should be the preferred options for that field:
- Gen.
- Lt. Gen.
- Maj. Gen.
- Brig. Gen.
- Col.
- Lt. Col.
- Maj.
- Capt.
- 1st Lt.
- 2nd Lt.
- Sgt. Maj.
- Chief Master Sgt.
- Command Chief Master Sgt.
- Command Sgt. Maj.
- 1st Sgt.
- Master Sgt.
- Sgt. 1st Class
- Tech. Sgt.
- Staff Sgt.
- Sgt.
- Cpl.
- Spc. 4
- Spc. 3
- Spc. 2
- Spc.
- Pfc.
- Pvt.
- Senior Airman
- Airman 1st Class
- Airman
- Adm.
- Vice Adm.
- Rear Adm.
- Cmdr.
- Lt. Cmdr.
- Lt.
- Lt. j.g.
- Ensign
- Master Chief Petty Officer
- Chief Petty Officer
- Petty Officer 1st Class
- Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Seaman
- Seaman Apprentice
- Seaman Recruit
- Chief Warrant Officer 5
- Chief Warrant Officer 4
- Chief Warrant Officer 3
- Chief Warrant Officer 2
- Warrant Officer
- Master Gunnery Sgt.
- Master Sgt.
- Gunnery Sgt.
- Lance Cpl.
(Sorry, I know the list jumbles each of the branches together, but the info is all there!)
You might still see some of these flagged as inconsistencies on existing profiles, but if you refresh the Inconsistency Checker, they should now go away. On new profiles, they should no longer be flagged.
Thanks, Geni!
