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World War II-era poster advertising a career in the Regular Army. The Regular Army of the United States succeeded the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional land-based military force. [1] In modern times, the professional core of the United States Army continues to be called the Regular Army (often abbreviated as "RA").
List of initialisms, acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the United States. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the United States government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
List of U.S. government and military acronyms; List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions; List of nicknames of United States Army divisions; List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions; List of U.S. Navy acronyms
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A regular army is the official army of a state or country (the official armed forces), contrasting with irregular forces, such as volunteer irregular militias, private armies, mercenaries, etc. A regular army usually has the following: a standing army, the permanent force of the regular army that is maintained under arms during peacetime.
The Army is currently restructuring its personnel management systems, as of 2019. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Changes took place in 2004 and continued into 2013. Changes include deleting obsolete jobs, merging redundant jobs, and using common numbers for both enlisted CMFs and officer AOCs (e.g. "35" is military intelligence for both officers and enlisted).