There's an air force staff sergeant named Matt Slaydon. Matt’s another EOD techinician. You couldn’t see very well in that picture because it's kind of a cheesy audio and a video. The first line, in case you didn’t catch it was, "I want to thank my nation for the privilege o...
US Marine Ranks and Marine Corps Rank Insignia Marine Corps Ranks are more than just who salutes whom. Marine rank is a badge of leadership. Responsibility for personnel, equipment, and mission grows with each increase in rank. Do not confuse rank with pay grades, such as E-1, W-2 and ...
Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force! Ranks The Balance.com has a lot of info on ranks. Learn the ranks and insignia for each rank for both officer and enlisted, as well as their official term of address such as “Sergeant” or “Airman”, etc. Chain of Command Your chain of comman...
Staff Sergeant (SSG)Pay Grade: E7 Sergeant First Class (SFC) At the E-8 level, the Army have two positions at the same pay grade. Whether one is a Master Sergeant or a first sergeant in the Army depends on the person’s job. A Master Sergeant works in a staff position, whereas a...
Military Rankis an important part of the hierarchy, and within the Army, these ranks range fromPrivate First ClasstoGeneral Officers. TheSergeant Major of the Armyis the highest enlisted rank, serving as a key advisor to the Army Chief of Staff. Officers also includeField Grade Officers(Majors...
Ottoman insignia The Royal Flying Corps and the Aéronautique Militaire were now pumping planes and men into battle, and while pilots were typically poorly trained because of the rush to get them in the air, the Allies were very successful during the Battles of Verdun and the Somme. The Germa...
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Hailey Haux) Ranger Assessment and Selection (RASP) 1Upon completion of Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), candidates will report to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Facility to participate in Pre-RASP. During this ...
The insignia of the 4rth Cavalry still commemorates what we call the “Battle of Bud Dajo” but what was in reality a massacre. where US Marines scaled an extinct crater to mount machine guns to fire into a Moro village and exterminate thousands of men, women and children. The antiwar, ...
“Sergeant Major David E. Johnson of the Seventh Virginia was taken to the Myers house after the bombardment, suffering from a shrapnel wound to his left side and arm. “The shed in which I was placed,” he recalled, “was filled with the wounded and dying….I spoke to no one, and ...