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  2. United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II

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    The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system.The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as golden olive drab chevrons on a dark blue-black wool background for wear on "winter" uniform dress coats and dress shirts or silvery-khaki chevrons on a dark blue-black cotton background for wear on the various types of ...

  3. List of U.S. government and military acronyms - Wikipedia

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    List of initialisms, acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the United States. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the United States government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.

  4. Military parlance - Wikipedia

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    Military parlance is the vernacular used within the military and embraces all aspects of service life; it can be described as both a "code" and a "classification" of something. Like many close and closed communities, the language used can often be full of jargon and not readily intelligible to outsiders—sometimes this is for military ...

  5. Glossary of military abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...

  6. Service number (United States Armed Forces) - Wikipedia

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    The following are the original service numbers which were first issued to United States military personnel: [2] R-1: Arthur Crean – First service number of the United States armed forces; O-1: John J. Pershing – First officer service number of the United States Army; 100 00 01: Clayton Aab — First enlisted service number of the United ...

  7. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    World War II German Army ranks and insignia; Military ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Corps colours of the Luftwaffe (1935–45) Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine; Japan - army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II; Japan - naval ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II; United States Army enlisted rank insignia of ...

  8. United States Army enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    In terms of command, the rank of a person typically determines what job and command the soldier has within a unit. For personnel in US Army mechanized infantry, a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (M2A2) is commanded by a Staff Sergeant, the gun is manned by a Specialist or Sergeant and the driver is Specialist or below.

  9. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    Military Earthworks Terms Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior; Military Terms Dictionary Lookup on military terms offering you clear definitions by some of the most reliable reference works in this field. Military acronyms and abbreviations