Updated Ethnicity Codes

DoDM 7730.54-V1, May 25, 2011
Table 4. RCCPDS Master File, Continued
RECORD FIELD
AND DATA ITEM

CODING AND REMARKS (Historic Codes Are
No Longer Applicable For Current Use.)

RECORD
POSITION

LENGTH
CLASS

SEL
RES

IRR/
ING

STBY
RES

RET
RES

If unknown, set I = Z
10. Person Name

The Service member’s full legal name.

27-96

70 A

X

X

X

X

a. Person Surname Text

The text of a designation applied to a person
generally referred to as the last or family name.

27-52

26 A

X

X

X

X

b. Person Forename Text

The text of a designation applied to a person
generally referred to as the first name.

53-72

20 A

X

X

X

X

c. Person Middle Name
Text

The text of a designation applied to a person
commonly used between the first and last names.

73-92

20 A

X

X

X

X

d. Person Cadency Name
Text

The text of a designation applied to a person that
designates family succession.

93-96

4A

X

X

X

X

11. Person Birth Date

The date on which an individual was born.

97-104

8N

X

X

X

X

105

1A

X

X

X

X

106

1A

X

X

X

X

Enter: YYYYMMDD
If not applicable, set I = 66666666
If unknown, set I = 99999999
12. Person Sex Code

The property or quality by which a Service
member is classified as female or male.
M = Male
F = Female
If unknown, set I = Z

13. Person Marital Status
Code

Legal status of a Service member as it relates to
marriage.
A
D
I
L
M
N
W

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Marriage annulled
Divorced
Interlocutory
Legally separated
Married
Never married
Widowed

If unknown, set I = Z
14. Race Code

The code that represents a nonscientific division of
the population based on assumed primordial
biological properties. See Enclosure 3 of Volume
2 of this Manual for a list of codes and definitions.

107

1 AN

X

X

X

X

15. Ethnic Group Code

Applicable to a member from a segment population
that possesses common characteristics or cultural
heritage with which a member identifies in
accordance with page 58782 of Volume 62,
Federal Register, (Reference (ag)).

108-109

2 AN

X

X

X

X

YA
YB
YC

=
=
=

Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
No declaration provided

16. Faith Group Code

The name of a sector or group of individuals
having similar theological beliefs. See Enclosure 5
of Volume 2 of this Manual for a listing of the code
values.

110-111

2A

X

X

X

X

17. Citizenship Status

The status of a Service member regarding U.S.
citizenship.

112-113

2A

X

X

X

X

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