Ordnance Corps

Branch Type: Combat Service Support

Birthday: The Ordnance Department was established by the act of 14 May 1812. During the Revolutionary War, ordnance material was under supervision of the Board of War and Ordnance. Numerous shifts in duties and responsibilities have occurred in the Ordnance Corps since colonial times. It acquired its present designation in 1950.

Mission Statement: The purpose of the Ordnance Corps is to support the development, production, acquisition and sustainment of weapons systems and munitions, and to provide Explosive Ordnance Disposal, during peace and war, to provide superior combat power to current and future forces of the United States Army.

Career Management Fields: Missile Systems Maintenance(27), Electronic Maintenance(35), Test Equipment(39), Metal Working(44), Armament Maintenance(45), Special Equipment(52), Ammunition(55), Mechanical Maintenance(Vehicles):63

AIT Location: AFAIK usually Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland or Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Alphanumeric changes

Electronic Maintenance CMF: Changing from 35 to 94 in fiscal year 2006.
Ammunition CMF: Changing from 55 to 89 in fiscal year 2005.

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