ASIs show additional skills, training, and qualification a Soldier may possess, in addition to the Soldier's Military Occupation Specialty (MOS). The sixth and seventh characters of the MOSC will contain '00' when the Soldier is not qualified for an ASI. It identifies skills requiring formal school training or other criteria specified in DA Pam 611-21. The ASI is the sixth and seventh characters of the MOSC. Medical, Lawyers, Chaplains, and Music as required by the Army. The Army provides specialized training to individuals with specific skills i.e. The ASI and SQI are codes that identify the training a Soldier has attained and identifies training requirements required for a duty position (as identified in MTOE, TDA and Unit Status Reporting). The Army provides additional specialized training to Soldiers that already have an MOS, this specialized training further enhances the Soldier to meet qualifications required to conduct unit's mission at higher echelons (tier groups 2, 3, 4 and 5).
Career Management Fields (CMF) / Military Occupation Specialty (MOS)