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  2. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    Informative call indicating maneuver in a specified direction with reference to (direction) the target. On station Informative call unit/aircraft has reached assigned station. Opening Increasing in range. Oranges Weather. Out (direction) Informative call indicating a turn to a cold aspect relative to the threat; opposite of in. Outlaw

  3. Military call sign - Wikipedia

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    This means a 'C' Company could potentially have 'Checkmate' as its call sign. One specific call sign used Army wide is DUSTOFF, dating back to the first dedicated Air Ambulance unit in Vietnam. Fixed call signs for the United States stations begin with A, such as AIR, used by USAF Headquarters. The USAF also uses semi-fixed identifiers ...

  4. Ten-code - Wikipedia

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    Advise if Officer...available for radio call. Notification Silent run - No light or siren — 10-41 Tune to ... kcs. for test with mobile unit or emergency service. Car change at ... Beginning tour of duty 10-42 — Crew change at ... Ending tour of duty Off duty 10-43 Take school crossing Information — 10-44 —

  5. Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act of ...

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    The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA, Pub. L. 103–353, codified as amended at 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335) was passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton on October 13, 1994 to protect the civilian employment of active and reserve military personnel in the United States called to active duty.

  6. Stop-loss policy - Wikipedia

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    From 2002 through April 2008, 58,300 soldiers were affected by stop-loss, or about 1% of active duty, Reserve, and National Guard troops. [ 12 ] In March 2009, Gates ordered a deep reduction in the number of personnel affected by the stop loss policy, announcing a goal "to reduce that number by 50 percent by June 2010 and to bring it down to ...

  7. Officer Candidate School (United States Army) - Wikipedia

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    The WAC, an active component of the regular Army, a descendant of the WAAC, operated this OCS for female candidates seeking to enter the WAC Officer Corps. [16] The "wash-out" rate was nearly identical to the men's programs, at roughly 37%, during its first four years; an alarming statistic to observers of both programs. [ 17 ]

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  9. Reorganization plan of United States Army - Wikipedia

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    National Guard units would be prepared to deploy once every six years. A total of 71 combat brigades would form the Army's rotation basis, 42 from the active component with the balance from the reserves. Thus, around 15 active-duty combat brigades would be available for deployment each year under the 2006 force-generation plan.