Colonel– The next rank in the hierarchy is acquired by Colonel with a pay grade of 0-6 and this rank is equivalent to naval rank. This rank is a senior filed grade military officer rank of captain. Lieutenant Colonel– The field grade military officer rank with a pay grade of 0-5 is...
In Behind the Rising Sun, the father (J. Carrol Naish) has a son (Tom Neal) who is a Japanese army colonel. He and his fiancé (Margo) accidentally discover that her parents have sold “little sister” to Yoshiwara, the historic red light district in Tokyo. At first the colonel is ...
I’ve offered suggestions in the past; so, too, have writers forTomDispatchlike retired Army ColonelAndrew Bacevichand retired Army MajorDanny Sjursen, as well asWilliam Hartung,Julia Gledhill, andAlfred McCoyamong others. Despite our critiques, the MIC grows ever stronger. If Ike’s warning wasn...
Theodore Roosevelt: Roosevelt was a colonel in the Army and part of the volunteer cavalry unit called the Rough Riders. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at San Juan Hill. At 42 years old, Roosevelt later became the 26th president of the United States. World...
In WW2, the United States Marine Corps used Native Americans for tactical communications; the United States Army also made some attempts, though the scale of effort was much smaller. With Native American languages already being an infrequently-spoken language, the USMC Native American code talkers ...
“His army is exhausted, he has suffered significant losses. The reputation of this great army of Russia has been trashed. He has not only got to live with the consequences of what he is doing to Ukraine, but he has also got to live with the consequences of what he has done to his ...
Crackheads, drug dealers, South American narcotics manufacturers, a Vietnamese colonel, white supremacist revolutionary bank robbers, and a suicidal atheistic socialist cult led by siblings with touch healing and psychic precognition powers. And a raccoon. They decided to take it easy and keep things...
Air Force Colonel John Boyd, “the father of the F-16,” introduced the term OODA loop (“Observe-Orient-Decide-Act”) to describe why agility is more important in combat than pure firepower. Both fighters are trying to understand the situation, decide what to do, and then act. If you...
aThe top prosecutor for sexual assault cases in the US army has been suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct made by female army lawyer. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Morse is accused of groping and trying to kiss the woman who worked for him at a conference on sexual assault. No charges...
Only three days later the fate of another Russian Army group was sealed and on 9th August another 103,000 Russians were taken prisoner in the Battle of Ouman; 317 tanks and 1,100 guns destroyed or captured. On 17th August Nicolaeff was taken, on the 21st, Kherson. On the same day the...