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  2. 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 ...

  3. United States Army enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    United States Army enlisted rank insignia. The chart below shows the current enlisted rank insignia of the United States Army, with seniority, and pay grade, increasing from right to left. The enlisted ranks of corporal (E-4) and higher are considered non-commissioned officers (NCOs). The rank of specialist is also in pay grade E-4, but does ...

  4. List of ranks used by the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of every rank used by the United States Army, with dates showing each rank's beginning and end. Ranks used to the end of the Revolutionary War are shown as ending on June 2, 1784. This is the date that the Continental Army was ordered to be demobilized; actual demobilization took until June 20.

  5. Ranks and insignia of NATO - Wikipedia

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    Seaman. Aircraftman or. airman or. aviator. v. t. e. Ranks and insignia of NATO affiliated nations are combined military ranks and insignia used by the member countries (and other affiliated nations) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The rank scale is used for specifying posts within NATO.

  6. Stealth technology - Wikipedia

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    Stealth technology, also termed low observable technology ( LO technology ), is a sub-discipline of military tactics and passive and active electronic countermeasures, [1] which covers a range of methods used to make personnel, aircraft, ships, submarines, missiles, satellites, and ground vehicles less visible (ideally invisible) to radar ...

  7. Spartan army - Wikipedia

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    e. The Spartan army was the principle ground force of Sparta. It stood at the center of the Spartan state, consisting of citizens trained in the disciplines and honor of a warrior society. [1] Subjected to military drills since early manhood, the Spartans became one of the most feared and formidable military forces in the Greek world, attaining ...

  8. Fallout (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    In Fallout: New Vegas, power armor is depicted as an equippable form of clothing, similar to other armors, without any unique animations. PCGamesN reported that some noteworthy fan-created mods introduced aesthetic changes to the game's power armor design to make it seem more imposing and added animations to reflect their weight and heft.

  9. Military organization - Wikipedia

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    e. Military organization ( AE) or military organisation ( BE) is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer such military capability as a national defense policy may require. Formal military organization tends to use hierarchical forms (see Modern hierarchy for terminology and approximate troop strength per hierarchical unit).