DD-214 Question (Army, Air Force, soldier, rank)

[simbared]

My brother recently passed away. He served in both the Army and Air Force in the 50's and early 60's. Box 3a of his Army DD-214 says Pfc E3 (P) and his Air Force DD-214 says A2C E-3 (P). I know what his Ranks and Pay Grades were, but I don't know what the "(P)" means. Can someone enlighten me?

[dmarie123]

Sorry I have no idea

[Poncho_NM]

In the Army, the (P) meant it was a Permanent rank. Sometimes a soldier was given a higher rank which was (T), Temporary. Or Corporal E-4 was a higher rank than a Specialist E-4. It was still in effect when I was drafted in 1968.

[simbared]

Thanks Poncho_NM. That is what I needed to know.