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  2. Military rank - Wikipedia

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    After a war, regular serving members of the military holding war substantive or temporary rank often revert to their former, substantive rank and all others often end their service. However, the holder may be granted permission to permanently retain the rank they held when the conflict ended. Temporary: usually granted for a specific task or ...

  3. United States Army enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The rank of sergeant major is usually carried by the senior NCO of the S-3 staff section in a battalion, regiment, or a brigade, and in most staff sections in larger units. The command sergeant major fills an advisory function, assisting the commander of a battalion, regiment, brigade, or higher formation in personnel matters.

  4. List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    Confederate Navy during the civil war; Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire; Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces; Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy; Royal Navy during the 18th and 19th centuries; South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia; United States (Union) Army during the civil war; United States (Union) Navy during the ...

  5. Ranks and insignia of NATO - Wikipedia

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    OR-1 — OR-3: "These are the basic entry ranks into the military structure." OR-4: "The first level of leadership within the NATO NCO ranks." OR-5: "The OR-5 is the first NATO designated NCO grade and the level of leadership with the greatest impact on subordinate ranks."

  6. Opposing force - Wikipedia

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    U.S. OPFOR soldiers playing the role of Iraqi insurgents in Fort Polk, Louisiana. [note 1]An opposing force (alternatively enemy force, abbreviated OPFOR or OpFor) is a military unit tasked with representing an enemy, usually for training purposes in war game scenarios.

  7. Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers - Wikipedia

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    Warrant officers (WOs) and chief warrant officers (CWOs) in the US military rank below officers but above officer candidates and enlisted servicemen. The first warrant officer rank, WO1 does not have a "commission" associated with it, instead having a "warrant" from the secretary of the army.

  8. General officers in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A general officer is an officer of high military rank; in the uniformed services of the United States, general officers are commissioned officers above the field officer ranks, the highest of which is colonel in the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force and captain in the Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

  9. Game of the Generals - Wikipedia

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    The game simulates armies at war trying to overpower, misinform, outflank, outmaneuver and destroy each other. It optimizes using logic , memory, and spatial skills. It simulates the " fog of war " because the identities of the opposing pieces are hidden from each player and can only be guessed at by their location, movements, or from the ...