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Class 1-76, all in 1975
Back when the fiscal year started on July 1, each class was numbered beginning with the number one, followed by the fiscal year in which the funds were appropriated for that class. The next class was number 2 dash (FY), etc.
This could lead to the goofy situation of my Special Forces Officers Course, the first for Fiscal Year 1975 (Fiscal Year 1976 began on July 1, 1975 and ended June 30, 1976). We therefore were class "1-76," even though the class was conducted from September - December, entirely within calendar year 1975.
That changed in 1976, when the U.S. Government started the fiscal year on October 1.
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