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  2. United States Army enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The first grade would contain .6% of the army's enlisted men, the second grade 1.8%, the third grade 2%, the fourth and fifth grades 9.5%, the sixth grade 25% and the remaining 51.6% in the seventh grade. Men in the sixth and seventh grades could be rated as specialists and get extra pay.

  3. Modern United States Navy carrier air operations - Wikipedia

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    F-14D Tomcat launches from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Modern United States Navy aircraft carrier air operations include the operation of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft on and around an aircraft carrier for performance of combat or noncombat missions. The flight operations are highly evolved, based on experiences dating ...

  4. List of the United States military vehicles by model number

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    M31 Tank recovery vehicle (M3 Grant) M32 Recovery vehicle (M4 Sherman) M32A1 Recovery vehicle, medium, 16 1 ⁄ 2 inch full-track M32A1B1 Recovery vehicle, medium, 23 3 ⁄ 4 inch full-track (M4A1 chassis) M32A1B2 Recovery vehicle, medium, full-track; M32A1B3 Recovery vehicle, medium, full-track

  5. List of United States Navy ratings - Wikipedia

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    4 Compression ratings (AF, AV, CU, CB): Identify the combining of several general or service ratings at paygrade E-9 (E-8 for CU) to form broader career fields when the occupational content is similar. These ratings exist only at the E-8/E-9 levels and are not identified previously as a general or service rating.

  6. List of United States Marine Corps MOS - Wikipedia

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    The United States Marine Corps Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) is a system of categorizing career fields.All enlisted and officer Marines are assigned a four-digit code denoting their primary occupational field and specialty.

  7. Arresting gear - Wikipedia

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    An F-14 Tomcat descends to make an arresting gear landing on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in 2002. An arresting gear, or arrestor gear, is a mechanical system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands. Arresting gear on aircraft carriers is an essential component of naval aviation, and it is most commonly used on ...

  8. United States Navy officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks.Equivalency between services is by pay grade.United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service khaki, working uniforms (Navy Working Uniform [NWU], and coveralls), and special uniform situations (combat ...

  9. Military rank - Wikipedia

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    Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships, within armed forces, [1] police, [2] intelligence agencies or other institutions organized along military lines. The military rank system defines dominance, authority, and responsibility in a military hierarchy. It incorporates the principles of exercising power and authority into the ...