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Make inquiry into the facts surrounding minor offenses allegedly committed by a member of the command; Afford the accused a hearing as to such offenses; and; Dispose of such charges by dismissing the charges, imposing punishment under the provisions of military law or referring the case to a court-martial. A captain's mast is not:
Marking time is a military step in which soldiers march in place, moving their legs as in marching, but without stepping forward. [1] The military drill command is "Mark Time!” to change from standing at attention to 'Marking Time' or to change from marching at 'Quick Time' to 'Marking Time'. The resulting action is to march in the same place ...
The specific time at which deployment for an operation commences. (US) L-Day For "Landing Day", 1 April 1945, the day Operation Iceberg (the invasion of Okinawa) began. [5] M-Day The day on which mobilization commences or is due to commence. (NATO) N-Day The unnamed day an active duty unit is notified for deployment or redeployment. (US) O-Day
This is a list of U.S. military prisons and brigs operated by the US Department of Defense for prisoners and convicts from the United States military. Current military prisons [ edit ]
This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).
Six of the uniformed services make up the armed forces as defined by Title 10, five of which are within the Department of Defense. The Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security and has both military and law enforcement duties. Title 14 states that the Coast Guard is part of the armed forces at all times, making it the only ...
In communications messages, a date-time group (DTG) is a set of characters, usually in a prescribed format, used to express the year, the month, the day of the month, the hour of the day, the minute of the hour, and the time zone, if different from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
It is the responsibility of users to decide which of their charts and publications require correction. Mariners are requested to cooperate in the correction of charts and publications by reporting all discrepancies between published information and conditions actually observed and by recommending appropriate improvements.