SSIC code lookup
A Standard Subject Identification Code (SSIC) is the four- or five-digit number that classifies a Navy or Marine Corps document by subject. It's the first identification symbol on a naval letter, and it determines how the document is filed and retrieved. The full catalog is published in SECNAV M-5210.2.
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The 13 major subject groups
Every SSIC falls under one of thirteen top-level groups:
- 1000 — Military Personnel
- 2000 — Telecommunications
- 3000 — Operations and Readiness
- 4000 — Logistics
- 5000 — General Administration and Management
- 6000 — Medicine and Dentistry
- 7000 — Financial Management
- 8000 — Ordnance Material
- 9000 — Ships Design and Material
- 10000 — General Material
- 11000 — Facilities and Activities Ashore
- 12000 — Civilian Personnel
- 13000 — Aeronautical and Astronautical Material
A few of the most-used codes
- 1650 — Decorations, Medals and Awards
- 1320 — Orders to Personnel
- 5211 — Privacy Act / records
- 5216 — Correspondence Management
- 5510 — Information / Personnel Security
- 5800 — Legal Services (JAG)
Find any code, then use it
The yeomanizer has the complete catalog — about 2,200 codes — built in and searchable by number or keyword (try "awards," "legal," or "5216"). Pick a code and it drops straight into the identification block of your letter. The search runs entirely in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere.