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Early Commissioning Program (ECP) is a U.S. Army ROTC program that allows graduates of one of the nation's four Military Junior Colleges (MJC) to become commissioned officers in the reserve components (National Guard or Reserve) in two years, instead of the usual four. [1]
Through regulations published in 1834 there was no prescribed insignia for the undress frock coats. However uniform regulations published in the Army and Navy Chronicle on November 26, 1835 [12] show shoulder straps were to be worn. The straps for generals were a rectangle of quarter inch wide gold embroidery with a dark blue center.
Members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps are assigned various ranks, the titles and insignia of which are based on those used by the United States Armed Forces (and its various ROTCs), specifically the United States Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S Space Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Seniority is used to determine assignments, tactical commands, promotions and general courtesy. To a lesser extent, historical seniority is used to recognize status of honor given to early United States military leaders such as inaugural holders of certain ranks or those officers who served as leadership during major wars and armed conflicts.
Promotion to: Promotion conditions: Minimum time in previous grade: Target selection rate: First lieutenant/Lieutenant (junior grade)/(1LT/1stLt/1st Lt/LTJG) 1.5 to 2 years of service: 18 months: All Fully Qualified Captain/Lieutenant / (CPT/Capt/LT) 3.5 to 4 years of service: 2 years: 95% Major/Lieutenant commander / (MAJ/Maj/LCDR) 9 to 11 ...
A battlefield promotion is awarded to enlisted soldiers who are promoted to a higher enlisted rank during combat or combat conditions. The US Army discontinued this practice after the Vietnam War with the centralized promotion system, but in 2009 decided to again allow such promotions. [3] "Battlefield promotions are predicated on extraordinary ...
1LT 2LT Template documentation. This is a template for showing a table of the United States Army Officer rank insignia. The table can be expanded on pages allowing ...
In the Israel Defense Forces, the rank above second lieutenant is simply lieutenant (Segen). The rank of (קצין מקצועי אקדמאי (קמ"א (katsín miktsoí akademai or "kama"), a professional academic officer (that is, a medical, dental or veterinary officer, a justice officer or a religious officer), is equivalent to a professional officer of the second class in the reserve and ...