Army Details Bronze Star Eligibility Relative to Combat Infantry BadgesDear Sgt. Shaft: I was puzzled by a story that ran in The Washington Times ("Army makes...Fales, John
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Irving Abramson (Private First Class, US 5th Army, 100th Combat Infantry): We hear moving tales from Private First-Class Irving Abramson, a Battle of the Bulge survivor from the 5th Army's 100th Combat Infantry. As he shares his story of survival from a
Persons who are enlisted in this army branch called Legionnaires are highly trained infantry soldiers and the Legion is unique in that it was, and continues to be, open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. When it was founded, the French Foreign Legion was not un...
Currently 55% of the Army's combat units are in the National Guard. The Army National Guard has 88 of the 159 infantry battalions in the Army's force structure. Yet as of this paper only two infantry companies are actively serving in Operation Iraq Freedom. From the terrorist attack on Se...
Hoplite warriorsTerracotta amphora depicting combat between two Hoplite warriors, c. 530 BCE; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.(more) The influence of technology can be either positive or negative. The experience of the ancient Greek hoplite infantrymen is one example of positive influ...
Philip John Schuyler was an American soldier, political leader, and member of the Continental Congress. Born into a prominent New York family, Schuyler served in the provincial army during the last French and Indian War (1755–60), rising to the rank of
Check out the updated version of the Army combat fitness test (ACFT). The Army's basic training physical fitness test is a three-event physical performance test used to assess endurance. It measures your physical strengths, abilities and cardio-respiratory fitness. You are required to pass the...
There also will be about 10,000 posts cut from cavalry squadrons, Stryker brigade combat teams, infantry brigade combat teams and security force assistance brigades, which are used to train foreign forces. The changes represent a significant shift for the Army to prepar...
The service began revising ReARMM for armor units around a year ago, Army officials said. One lesson that likely informed Army leaders: the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team took roughly 18 months (10 longer than the previous modernization phase’s length...