Colonel A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). Major A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above captain and below lieute...
The Army MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) 92Y is Unit Supply Specialist, one of the most important and sensitive jobs in the Army. This is an update and consolidation of two previously published stories, “Army Supply”, and “Army Enlisted Logistician”, so don’t look for them – they...
The eligible women officers are of the rank of majors and lieutenant colonels. ... These officers will continue to serve in the Army on provisional extension. Do soldiers pay tax? Some of the allowances and expenses that you will receive from the armed forces are specifically exempt from ...
Rank often describes something having a strong, unpleasant smell, typically because of decay or stagnation, while smelly is a broader term indicating any noticeable or strong odor, not necessarily unpleasant.
Delaware may rank low on how many UFO sightings it gets, but where it falls short on documentation it makes up for with imagination. The state is home to two prefab, UFO-shaped structures created in the ‘60s by a Finnish architect who thought the design could provide a solution to t...
Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, opened in 1875. Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark had attended Epsom Derby in England and wanted to develop a racetrack to showcase Kentucky breeders. Today Churchill Downs sits on 147 acres and is recognizable by the twin spires on top of the gr...
In 1923, Adamo joined the Army Reserve, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1939. On Nov. 5, 1940, he was called up to active duty, and the following spring he was sent to Fort McKinley Hospital in the Philippines as an Army surgeon. Sounds of Japanese planes and bombs awak...
. At this time Custer returned to his regular army rank of Captain. He was later offered the rank of full Colonel of the 9th Cavalry (Buffalo Soldiers) but he turned it down. . Custer then took command of the 7th U.S. Cavalry as a Lt. Colonel by default. ...
In March he was demoted to the rank of colonel and sent to Texas. Then, after the U.S. Navy airshipShenandoahcrashed in September, his denunciations of the “almost treasonable administration of the national defense” earned him a court-martial. Judged guilty in December, he resigned from ...
We knew that there was a strong potential for violence and that Congress was the target.” Despite that knowledge, leaders did not inform rank-and-file officers forced to battle the mob of the heightened threat, said Gus Papathanasiou, chairman of the Capitol Police Labor...