diff --git a/src/Admin/Form/SpecialtyType.php b/src/Admin/Form/SpecialtyType.php
index 8b24847..abb56be 100644
--- a/src/Admin/Form/SpecialtyType.php
+++ b/src/Admin/Form/SpecialtyType.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options): void
             ])
             ->add('abbreviation', TextType::class, [
                 'help' => 'Give this specialty an abbreviation. For example the specialty of a US Infantryman would get the abbreviation of 11B.',
-                'required' => false,
             ])
         ;
     }
diff --git a/src/Perscom/Entity/Specialty.php b/src/Perscom/Entity/Specialty.php
index 3ad1b7c..d88252b 100644
--- a/src/Perscom/Entity/Specialty.php
+++ b/src/Perscom/Entity/Specialty.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Specialty implements PerscomEntityInterface, SortableEntityInterface
 
     #[ORM\Column(length: 8)]
     #[Assert\Length(max: 8)]
+    #[Assert\NotBlank(allowNull: false)]
     private string $abbreviation = '';
 
     public static function getPerscomResource(Perscom $perscom): Batchable|Crudable