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There were many, many Generals at D-Day. I would estimate that over 50 General officers of the British, American and Canadian forces were on France by nightfall of D-Day.
Nearly 7,000 US military officers perished in Vietnam.
Military planes can only be flied by the military officers because the officers are well-trained and highly qualified to fly the military aircrafts. The officers are trained in high altitudes and in many different regions which helps them in flying the aircraft in bad whether or whatever the condition is.
The size of a Canadian platoon can vary, but it typically consists of around 30 to 40 soldiers, including both officers and enlisted personnel.
The best information I could find is that by law the limit for General and Flag officers is 877 for all branches. There is an exemption for an additional 12. That should bring the total to 889, but in December of 2006 there were actually 901. It's my understanding that those officers serving in non military positions, for example CIA or DOD intelligence are not counted in the authorized total.
Because so many of the best officers in the pre-war U.S. Army were Southerners.
No, you do not. however, many officers seek higher education.
To the surprise of many US Civil War buffs, a number of Union and Confederate officers became members of Egypt's military after the war. As one example, Confederate general William Loring joined Egypt's military forces.
There is not a large amount of people in the Canadian Forces only about 60 000 and there are 20000 in primary reserves.
125,000 regular 36,500 reservists
Three hundred and thirty three.
There were two types, civil and military. The civil officers were the elected officials who tended to various duties. The military officers dealt strictly with the military. They were the Centurions, who had many ranks or levels. There were the cavalry commanders, there were the tribunes and the legate. A Roman officer can be defined as any man who had authority.