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| How many branches does the military have? |
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| 5 including the Coast Guard which is only sometimes included: Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marines. |
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| What is the one special relationship in the military? |
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| Navy and Marines: the Marines serve under the Navy. |
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| What is the difference between Active Duty, National Guard and the Reserve Component? |
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Active Duty - full time
National Guard - under the command of the state governors but can be utilized for national need.
Reserve - serve a minimum of 39 days per year (one weekend every month and two weeks a year). They are called to active duty when necessary. Reserve always necessary when going to war.
Line blurring when at war |
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| Which branches of the military have National Guards? |
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| What is the role of the Army? |
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"fight and win the nation's wars."
engage in large scale ground operations |
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| What is the role of the Navy? |
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| American dominance of the oceans, seas, and rivers; transports assets across |
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| what is the role of the Air Force? |
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| Protect the skies; transports personnel, equipment and supplies; strike targets above, below and on the ground |
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| What is the role of the Marine Corps? |
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| always the first on the ground; constantly prepare to deploy at a moment's notice, on the ground in five days with at least a battalion, anywhere;always hold ground; self sustaining for 30 days |
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| Army and Marine Corp; ground military, riflemen; most likely to engage in combat |
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Led by: Sergeant
Size: 9-13
Major Units: 3 fire teams |
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Led by: Lieutenant
Size: 35-45
Major units: 3 Squadsa |
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Led by: Captain
Size:130-180
Major units: 3 Infantry Platoons/ 1 Heavy Weapons Platoon |
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Led by: Lt. Colonel
Size: 665-1,000
Major units: 3 Infantry Companies; 1 Heavy Weapons Company |
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| Detail on the Army Brigade or Marine Regiment |
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Led by: Colonel
Size: 3,400-3,500
Major units:3 Infantry Battalions |
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Led by: Major General
Size: 15,000-18,000
Major units: 3 Infantry Regiments; Support Troops |
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| List all Officers, their stats and Where they come from |
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Where: They come from, ROTC,service academies and officer candidate school.
Stats: BAs, $30K-$150K, 15% of the military
Ranks: General<-Colonel<-Lt. Colonel<-Major<-Captain<-1st Lt.<-2nd Lt.
Navy Ranks: Navy Admiral<-Navy Captain<-Navy Commander<-Navy Lt. Commander<-Navy Lt.<-Navy Lt. Junior Grade<-Navy Ensign |
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OFFICERS
Like a CEO; interface with politicians; make major policy decisions and strategic military policy |
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OFFICERS
Like a VP; run military outside of DC; command thousands of troups and have a serious influence on policy and strategic military policy |
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| Lt. Colonel/Navy Commander |
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OFFICERS
Like a sr. mgmt.generally in their 40s, leads hundreds,pretty impt. |
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OFFICERS
like middle mgmt, middle of officer ranks, Plateau pt for many officers, assist with policy, run most staff operations, in Navy they can command ships; late 20s to early 30s |
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| 1st Lt/Navy Lt. Junior Grade |
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OFFICERS
like Jr. Employee; know how things work; lead large groups, can lead platoons; in service 1-4 years; mid-20s |
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OFFICERS
entry level; first year of service; young early 20s |
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| Army privates and corporals, Navy Seamen and petty officers, Marine privates and Air Force airmen; combat troops and the highest casualty rates; 45% of military; $15k-$25k |
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| Non Commissioned Officers |
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| NCOs train/supervise jr. enlisted and enforce policy; 40% of military; great influence over attitude in military |
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1. Decisiveness: no waiting for answers
2. Pride and Honor: military is a calling
3. Moral Certainty and Faith:comfort in dubious situations
4. Traditionalism
5. Commitment to winning
6. Community: sense of family in the military
7. Commitment to Service: all Americans have a duty
8. Importance of community and the Common Good: value of a less selfish, individualistic society. |
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| those involved in the Civil-Military Operations (CMO) that interact with civilians in battle zones |
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| What is Counterinsurgency Warfare (COIN)? |
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| "4th generation Warfare/Asymmetric Warfare/Small wars" that gain the trust and confidence of local populations including development projects |
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| What is Security and Stability Operations (SASO)? |
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| imposes/sustains the end of a combat betwen warring countries to civil/ethnic conflicts. includes post war activities involved in rebuilding a country. |
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| What is the Coast Guard and why are they not included in the the list of branches? |
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| Under the Dept of Homeland Security in peacetime. In war, the President calls them to be under the Navy, and are serving in Afghanistan. other members of the military do not consider them "full members" |
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