A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below rear admiral. Chief (Nautical) The chief engineer of a ship. Captain One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization. Chief (Slang) A supervisor; a boss. Captain A figure in ...
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The principal performer in an orchestral section or a group. Captain A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below rear admiral. Leader The foremost animal, such as a horse or dog, in a harnessed team. Captain One who holds this rank or a similar ...
All we know is that Gadsden presented the flag to Commodore Esek Hopkins, the commander in chief of the Navy, which Hopkins proudly flew on his flagship vessel, the USS Alfred. The Continental Marines also flew the flag during the Revolutionary War. By December 1775, the Gadsden flag and ...
The company commander thought my orders were strange because I was to report to Monterey, California, for Chinese Mandarin training at the Defense Language Institute. I undoubtedly had done very well on the artificial language aptitude test and the Navy needed to train Chinese linguists then. Compa...
George Washington, History's Only Six-Star General ( … Sort Of) The rank of five-star general is an honor bestowed upon very few. In fact, you can name them on one hand: George C. US Military (All Branches) Enlisted Ranks Explained – What is a Chief? Sergeant? Private?
The basic unit in the Army is the company. Every soldier, regardless of rank or position is assigned to a “company”. A company normally has 100 to around 200 soldiers, and is usually commanded by a Captain, with a senior enlisted First Sergeant. All equipment, material, weapons, fuel,...
OPSEC wasdeveloped as a methodologyduring the Vietnam War when U.S. Navy Admiral Ulysses S. Grant Sharp, commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, established the Purple Dragon team to find out how the enemy obtained information on military operations before they occurred. The main goa...
Armed Forces Day came about to organize and replace all the separate Army, Navy, Marine Corp., Air Force, and Coast Guard days that were being celebrated separately every year nationwide. Texas has had a few more military organizations since they were organized in the 1930s.What...
He says rank and file soldiers are undermined by “feckless civilian leaders and foolish brass,” adding that “the next commander in chief will need to clean house.” He mocks and misgenders transgender servicemembers and says the military is turning off recruits. “America’s white sons an...