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  2. Military designation of days and hours - Wikipedia

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    [3] E-Day The unnamed day on which a NATO exercise commences. (NATO) F-Hour The effective time of announcement by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Military Departments of a decision to mobilize Reserve units. (US) G-Day The unnamed day on which an order, normally national, is given to deploy a unit. (NATO) H-Hour

  3. United States Air Force Fitness Assessment - Wikipedia

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    Some reports state that participation at USAF fitness centers is up 30 percent since the new program was established. [4] In the Air Force, Airmen are given a score based on performance consisting of four components: waist circumference, situps, pushups, and a 1.5-mile run.

  4. Cooper test - Wikipedia

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    The Cooper test which was designed by Kenneth H. Cooper in 1968 for US military use is a physical fitness test. [1] [2] [3] In its original form, the point of the test is to run as far as possible within 12 minutes. Pacing is important, as the participant will not cover a maximal distance if they begin with a pace too close to an all out sprint.

  5. United States Army Physical Fitness Test - Wikipedia

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    The testing events are conducted in accordance with standards detailed in Army FM 7–22: Army Physical Readiness Training.Prior to the start of each event, the standard is read aloud, followed by a demonstration in which an individual demonstrates both the correct exercise and any disqualifying behaviors which would make the exercise incorrect.

  6. General Schedule (US civil service pay scale) - Wikipedia

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    The traditional "entry level" grade within DCAA is the GS-7 level (some employees come in either at the lower GS-5 level or higher GS-9 or GS-11 levels) and the "career ladder" is GS-7 to GS-9 to GS-11 and finally to GS-12, with the employee expected to advance between grades after one year and if hired as a GS-7, to reach the GS-12 level after ...

  7. Shift plan - Wikipedia

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    Week 1, the employee works 4 days of 9 hours followed by 1 day of 8 hours with 2 days off (i.e. 44 hours). Week 2, the employee works 4 days of 9 hours with 3 days off (i.e. 36 hours). Like 8 hours a day for 5 days a week, this plan works to 80-hours in a two-week pay-period.

  8. Metric time - Wikipedia

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    10 2: hectosecond: 100: 1.67 minutes (or 1 minute 40 seconds) 10 3: kilosecond: 1 000: 16.7 minutes (or 16 minutes and 40 seconds) 10 6: megasecond: 1 000 000: 11.6 days (or 11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes and 40 seconds) 10 9: gigasecond: 1 000 000 000: 31.7 years (or 31 years, 252 days, 1 hour, 46 minutes, 40 seconds, assuming that there are 7 ...

  9. Military time zone - Wikipedia

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    The Zulu time zone (Z) is equivalent to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and is often referred to as the military time zone. The military time zone system ensures clear communication in a concise manner, and avoids confusion when coordinating across time zones. The CCEB, representing the armed forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the ...