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Maryland Army National Guard - Fatti Maschi Parole Femine [2] (also the state motto) Massachusetts Army National Guard - Ense Petit Placidam [2] (also the state motto) Michigan Army National Guard - With Honor We Serve [2] Missouri Army National Guard - Protectors of Peace [2] North Carolina Army National Guard - Always Ready, Ready Team [2]
In the beginning, U.S. Army enlisted rank was indicated by colored epaulets. The use of chevrons came into being in 1821, with the orientation changing over time from point-down to point-up and back again, to the point-down orientation seen in the American Civil War. Around the turn of the 20th century, point-up wear of chevrons returned and ...
Example of badges and tabs worn on the U.S. Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniform. Badges of the United States Army are military decorations issued by the United States Department of the Army to soldiers who achieve a variety of qualifications and accomplishments while serving on active and reserve duty in the United States Army.
Foreign and international decorations are authorized for wear on United States military uniforms by the Department of Defense in accordance with established regulations for the receipt of such awards as outlined by the State Department. In the case of foreign decorations, the awards may be divided into senior service decorations (awarded only ...
CPT – Captain (U.S. Army O-3) CP – Check Point (Usually Numbered i.e. "CP1") CPX – Command Post Exercise; CQB – Close Quarters Battle; CRC – CONUS Replacement Center (a military processing center at Fort Moore, Georgia, U.S.) CSM – Command Sergeant Major (U.S. Army E-9 highest Army enlisted rank)) CSAR – Combat Search And Rescue
The United States Air Force equivalent of the Army Service Ribbon is the Air Force Training Ribbon. Neither the U.S. Navy nor the U.S. Marine Corps has a direct equivalent, though the Navy awards the Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon to the top 3% of each Navy recruit graduating class.
A U.S. Coast Guard Company Commander marches trainees—note the Company Commander Insignia over his service tape of the Operational Dress Uniform. The U.S. military issues instructor badges to specially training military personnel who are charged with teaching military recruits the skills they need to perform as members of the U.S. Armed Forces or teach continuing education courses for non ...
The Adjusted Service Rating Score was the system that the United States Army used at the end of World War II in Europe to determine which soldiers were eligible to be repatriated to the United States for discharge from military service as part of Operation Magic Carpet. This system was referred to as "The Point System" by U.S. soldiers. [1]