A little over a year ago I published an article on lifeinthearmy.com, titled “The Big Lie About the US Army – What the US Army is not telling the American People”. In it I talk about the standards being higher now, than ever, especially physical fitness, the Army Combat Fitness Te...
Once again the commander of U.S. forces in the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur, had gone public with his differences with the commander in chief over the conduct of the war—this time in a letter to House Republican Leader Joseph Martin. Truman thought it nothing less than “rank ins...
4Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division assigned the second month; Mikloth was the next in rank.[b]His division consisted of 24,000 troops. 5The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which ...
As the master of the house, he set its rules. 7 Meister Used in titles to indicate the highest level of craftsmanship. The Schuhmeister repaired the old boots to look like new. 8 Master Used to describe a practitioner of high rank, especially in martial arts. The dojo awarded him the ...
a person's rank is indicated by size. The higher the rank the larger the size. In battle scenes, broken shafts on the ceremonial umbrellas of a chief signify defeat. Perspective is shown by planes placed one above the other. The higher up the wall, the further away is the scene. Figure...
The military is subject to civilian control. While the president is the commander-in-chief, the Department of Defense[3]is directly responsible for overseeing the military and is run by the Secretary of Defense. Under him are the secretaries of the Navy, Army and Air Force, which are respon...
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 ...
Military rank is abadge of leadership. ... A corporal is expected to fill a leadership role and has a higher rank than a specialist, even though both receive E-4 pay. In the Marine Corps, a master gunnery sergeant and a sergeant major are both E-9s, but the sergeant major has the ...
What rank is Praetor? Praetor (/ˈpriːtər/ PREE-tər, Classical Latin: [ˈprae̯tɔr]), also prætor and pretor, was the title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to a man acting in one of two official capacities: (i)the commander of an army, and (ii) as...
27 “Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations!Prepare the nations for battle against her; summon against her these kingdoms: Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz.Appoint a commander against her; send up horses like a swarm of locusts.28 Prepare the nations for battle against...