British Army

You cant join the British Army unless you are a citizen of either Britain or a commonwealth country. An American would have to live in the UK for 5 years and then apply for citizenship before joining the British Army.

Simply because a job in the army is more than just your average job.

You spend time on operations, peacekeeping, humanitarian aids and a wide variety of sport.

No day is the same in the British Army.

You get a huge amount of benefits such as renting a army flat for only £54 a month, free medical, dental care, less council tax £700 goes on your pension every year that doesn't count to your wages.

If you think that the army is for you, then apply!! You will never look back.

If you think you have what it takes to lead people, then why not become an officer in the army?

If your thinking of applying, then visit armyjobs.mod.uk

The combat uniforms are the same yes, the only difference being is rank insignia. However dress uniforms are varied by rank

The current Chief of the General Staff is General Sir Richard Dannatt. General Sir David Richards has been designated to succeed him in 2009.

• This event took place in April 19, 1775, at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. Some angry Americans refused to pay taxes so the British went to war with them. We do not know who, but someone shot, so then the whole British army started shooting and killed eight Americans.
• The Americans got angry and the Boston Minuteman, who were soldiers, started shooting. This was not a long battle since it ended the same day it started, April 19, 1775.
• A famous person was Paul Revere. He was the person who warned the towns of Lexington and Concord that the British were coming. Many years later, a poem was made that starts like this: "Listen my children and you shall hear, Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere."
• Lexington and Concord started the Revolutionary War, which was a very famous war since it gave Americans liberty from the British. The Battle of Lexington and Concord was very important since it let Americans start to be free from the British so they could decide whether they wanted to pay taxes for tea from the King of England. It was also important since it started the Revolutionary War which gave America its freedom.

A platoon has about 25-35 troops (there isn't really a set number, that's how many you see the most). A platoon sgt. and a platoon CO. There can be 4-6 men in a squad and 2-3 squads in a section and then 3-4 sections in a platoon. Every squad has a squad leader. This is how it is in the Marines.

Typically and ideally, there are 4 per fireteam, 3 fireteams per squad, 3 squads per platoon, add the platoon Sgt, Commander, and the Guide and 3 Squad Leaders and this comes to 42... and I am a Marine. Check your drill manual.

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Never mind the Marines and their overstrength platoons. According to FM 7-8 (Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad), an infantry platoon in Infantry, Air Assault and Airborne divisions consists of:

Platoon Headquarters:

Platoon Leader (lieutenant)

Platoon Sergeant (sergeant first class, usually, and this is aside from the sergeants who command a section, and each fire team of say 4 would be lead by a corporal.

Platoon radioman (probably a specialist or a PFC)

Three rifle squads consisting of nine men each--one squad leader (sergeant), two fire team leaders (corporals), two riflemen, two automatic riflemen and two grenadiers

One weapons squad consisting of a squad leader (sergeant) plus two machinegunners, two assistant machinegunners, two antitank gunners and two assistant antitank gunners.

Total number of troops: 39.

A rifle platoon in a Ranger company contains 40 men--they drop the two antitank crews and replace them with three, three-man machinegun crews--gunner, assistant gunner and ammo bearer.

Army infantry platoons used to be a lot larger--they had 11-man rifle squads with two riflemen, one automatic rifleman and one grenadier plus the fire team leader in each fire team. This changed when the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle came out--it won't hold an 11-man crew, so they had to change infantry doctrine to accommodate the equipment.

Given that, there's not really such a thing as a "standard" platoon outside the combat arms. I've been in 50-soldier platoons. I've been in 15-soldier platoons. It all depends on what unit you're in and how it's structured.

British soldiers were nicknamed "Tommies"- see the poem by Rudyard Kipling.

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"

But it's "Saviour of 'is country," when the guns begin to shoot;

450 ? was 700 when I joined 10% made up of no uk troops

The British sent their troops to Boston in 1768 because the British customs agents ask for protection from the Townshend Act protesters. The troops camp in the center of the city as a show of great and mighty force.

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The army uses several types of helicopters. When it comes to transporting troops, the army uses the UH-60 Blackhawk, which is a variant of the Jayhawk used by the coast guard. For air-to-ground defense, the army uses attack helicopters such as the AH-1 Cobra, or its replacement, AH-64 Apache.

During World War I, British Army boots were typically made of heavy leather, designed for durability and protection in harsh conditions. The standard issue was known as the "Brodie" boot, featuring a high ankle for support and a sturdy sole for trench and battlefield environments. However, these boots were often uncomfortable, leading to issues like trench foot among soldiers. Over time, improvements were made to enhance comfort and functionality, reflecting the challenges faced by troops.

There was a time when a person from any country could become a US citizen by serving in the US military. I don't know if this is still true or not. Check the web sites for the Army, Navy, and Air Force and/or call one of the recruitment offices which I am sure are listed on their web sites.

About 150

At the start of World War II in 1939, the British Army consisted of some thirty 'divisions' at varying levels of strength and nearly half as many independent battalions. Total number of men under arms, however, was barely 200,000, although this figure would rapidly increase due to ongoing training and the hasty formation of new units for which preparations had already begun.

There has been a military force in Britain for much longer than the legacy of the current British Army goes, but the Royal Army is descended from Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army, which was formed by the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War to fight the armies of the Royalists. Dates vary by source, but the year 1645 is often cited.

Luxembourg, I'd guess

or San Marino

Snipers are not officers. They are drawn from the enlisted ranks, culled from the best marksmen. It is possible for a sniper to become an officer, but they would no longer be sent out as a sniper.

"710 000 including reserves"

Are you sure?

The British Army will drop in size next year to 82,000.

Several papers such as "The Independent" pointed out that this will be the lowest number ever since the 1899-1902 Boer War.

Are you including the Indian Army, colonial troops and the Royal Navy in this figure? The Royal Navy was our large Arm, and had 103,000 in 1898.

At the start of WWI the Regulars and reserves numbered 400,000.

Prabably the decisive battle in the 15C Wars of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York was fought at Towton to the south of York and near Tadcaster.

No official records were kept but it is estimated atleast 20,000 men met their death on this bitterly cold dayin March.

Try and imagine then what the population ofBritain was in the 15C, it has been sudjested that the carnage at Towton was so great that everyone living in Britain then would have known or atleast lost somebody close to them in the battle.

Herbert Kitchener was established as the War Secretary for Britain on August 5, 1914 (right after the outbreak of World War One). Along with him, John Rushworth Jellicoe was appointed as Admiral of the British fleet and then later, in 1916, as the First Sea Lord (the head of the entire Naval Service in Britain).

British Army are in Cyprus to support the conflict in Afghanistan. The army has a reserve battalion ready to be deployed in 48 hrs notice who are the 2 Royal Anglians during Op Herrick 13-14. The airbase. RAF Akrotiri, is a base to 'decompress' the soldiers back from Afghan before they go back to UK. It is a strategic point of logistics between Afghan and UK both soldiers and equipment. The army is also there to protect the listening posts which catches radio frequencies and can listen in like a spying device but on a large scale. They look like large nets and are suspended by two large poles.

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Thats a subjective question.Hence,your countrys Army is the best in the World.

However,the US Army is the best equipped in the World.They also have the best kill ratio thanks to their wide arsenal of killing machines.It's a know fact:The US Army has the World largest airforce to back them up.Just like the Marines have the Worlds largest Navy to back them up.

The rank of Corporal