
Please use this project to compile customized labels for military service.
Geni recently "white listed" many US military titles.
Military Titles/ Abbrevations -- Accepted List
https://www.geni.com/discussions/287762
But we can now also use “add a field” for more details of military service and personalize our profile viewing experience.
New: Personalize the Way You View Profile Names with Custom Profile Facts
https://www.geni.com/discussions/289136?msg=1749870
https://www.geni.com/blog/new-personalize-the-way-you-view-profile-names-with-custom-profile-facts-112095.html
It is important for search purposes that labels be exactly the same.
Please use discussion attached to this project to propose labels. We’ll then compile them (below) as our standard recommendation.
Be advised that Geni is moving over the currently seen suffix of CSA or USA for American Civil War soldiers to a custom label.
Label / My account - Name preference / project
- DAR / (Ancestor # ) / https://www.geni.com/projects/Patriots-Daughters-of-the-American-Revolution/15046
- Military service / ( ) / (select project - example: https://www.geni.com/projects/American-Revolutionary-War-soldiers/272
References
- A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, a warrant officer, or an officer.