US Army

Admiral Mike Mullen is Chief of Staff for the U.S. Navy, and is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

General James E. Cartwright is Chief of Staff for the U.S. Marine Corps, and is the Vice Chairman of the JCS.

General Martin E. Dempsey is the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. He is currently the nominee (pending Senate confirmation) to replace retiring Admiral Mike Mullen as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Raymond T. Odierno is the nominee to replace Dempsey as the next Army Chief of Staff.

General Norton A. Schwartz is the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.

16th Century Europe, but in the U.S. the first official U.S. use of the term was in 1776, when a sergeant major was appointed to the headquarters of each infantry battalion of the Continental Army.

Job functions depend on what MOS they enlist at. But a Private is at the low end of the totem pole, so they'll get tasked with additional details and such.

It varies between uniforms. On the formal uniforms (Class A, Dress Blues), the rank insignia (three chevrons pointing upwards) is worn mid-sleeve on either side. If the trench coat is worn with this uniform, then metallic pin-on rank insignia is worn on the collar points.

On the Class B uniform (dress uniform with either short sleeve button up shirt or long sleeve button up shirt), the rank insignia is sewn into black shoulder boards which are worn on the epaulets.

On the phased out Battle Dress Uniform (BDUs) and Desert Combat Uniform (DCUs), the rank insignia was worn on the collar points, and could either be sewn on fabric insignia, or pin-on fabric insignia.

On the Army Combat Uniform (which replaced the BDUs and DCUs), the rank insignia is fabric - black chevrons sewn onto an olive background. This is velcro backed, and is affixed to a velcro tab on the front of the ACU top.

Enlisted personnel do not wear rank on the beret, but, on the patrol cap and kevlar helmet, it is worn on the front, either in sewn on fabric form, or pin on metallic form.

No, because radios are more reliable. They don't die and you don't have to feed them.

Should be 12:55 am. 0000 would be 12 midnight and 1200 is noon,after that, 1300 is 1:00 and so on...

Yes. US Army infantry attend One Station Unit Training (essentially, Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, rolled into one package) at Fort Benning, Georgia.

The Youngest General in U.S. Ari Force history is

Brig. General Richard C. Sanders (WWII) born Aug 1915 & promoted to Brig Gen in June, 1944 (Age 28years 10 months)

http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7029

Yes. I know several other service men who switched branches of service after they were discharged.

With an RE-3 code, you are no longer qualified to enlist. However, it may be possible for you to obtain a waiver for reentry into the military. Subsections and criteria for this will vary between branches, and your best advice would be to discuss this further with your nearest recruiter for whichever branch of service you are seeking entry/reentry into.

The New Model Army

The M16's of today fire only in short round bursts; about 3 rounds per trigger pull. These weapons were modified after the Vietnam War, when after action reports were studied; they found that men were firing more rounds and hitting the enemy less. Translation: Approximately 3,000 bullets to kill/wound one enemy soldier in Vietnam. Consequently, the US Army decided "to not waste anymore ammo", and modified the M16's for short round bursts; no more "Rock 'n Roll!" All US military small arms weapons specify how many rounds PER MINUTE a designated weapon will fire. Since no one (other than the factory) can fire a M16 fully sustained for one minute, because no magazine exists that can hold one minutes worth of .223 ammo (5.56mm); during Vietnam...a standard M16 magazine of 20 rounds could be emptied within 3 seconds, on full rock n roll (fully automatic). And be advised, MOST GI's loaded only 18 rds in their magazines, 20 rounds put too much pressure on the magazine spring...and if not used within a period of time...dust, dirt, moisture, etc. all conspired to cause the spring to fail...creating a jam. IF, during a firefight, and ammo was freely being expended, then a full 20 rounds would be charged into the magazine...because the rifle was going to be emptied within seconds anyway (fired).

You can go to any accredited university. To actually be in the Army, all you need is a high school diploma. If you want to become a commissioned officer, then you do need a four year degree. The ROTC programme isn't absolute necessity - you can still go through OCS after enlistment.

only students ranked in the 20 percent can attend college (apex)

A few months ago, there was a recruiter who posted on this site regularly. According to him, the Army was actual overstrength, and wasn't accepting GEDs at the time - you had to possess at least a high school diploma. That may or may not have changed since then - you'll have to talk to a recruiter to find out. If they're accepting recruits with GEDs again, you'll have as much opportunity to become a sniper as someone with a diploma. However, you don't enlist as a sniper - you'd enlist as... typically an infantryman or cavalry scout... and then you have to prove to your chain of command that it's worth it for them to send you to the sniper course. There's more to it than just being a good shot.

The right front passenger seat salutes

Alaska Army National Guard, B Company 1st Battalion 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne)

Leopard crawl.

Historically, astronauts were drawn from the ranks of pilots, so most of the current military astronauts are in the Air Force. The Navy and the Marines have also trained astronauts but not as many.

Anywhere from 0 to 24. It all depends on what you're tasked to do. You may have be in field training where you conduct 72 hour continuous ops.

No. The absence of a kidney is a medical dis-function and any branch of the Military will not accept you, sorry.

At the most basic level:

* Rifle * Uniform More advanced:

* Rifle * Uniform * Helmet * Web gear and/or backpack

Highly Modern:

* Rifle * Uniform * Helmet * Web gear and/or backpack * Sidearm * Binoculars * Night vision goggles and/or infrared equipment

* Radio

Locate is step two in the Army Personnel Recovery system. Step one is making a report on the missing, detained or isolated personnel. Step two is locating the personnel. Step three is support of the personnel and their families. Step four is to recover the isolated individuals, and step five is to reintegrate the recovered personnel with the main focus being on their mental and physical health.