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  2. Terracotta Army - Wikipedia

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    The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife. The figures, dating from approximately the late 200s BCE, [1] were discovered in 1974 by local ...

  3. Indonesian Army - Wikipedia

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    Cavalry (KAV) ( Indonesian: Kavaleri) is the armored forces unit of the army. Its main function is as a combat support element. Cavalry units do not just rely on Tanks, APCs and IFVs as combat assets, but also use horses specially trained for combat and combat support operations in any terrain.

  4. United States Army Air Assault School - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Air Assault School (officially, the Sabalauski Air Assault School, or TSAAS ), is an Army Forces Command Table of Distribution and Allowances unit located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Its primary task is training leaders and soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (AASLT), other United States Army units, and ...

  5. United States Army Physical Fitness Test - Wikipedia

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    The Army Physical Fitness Test ( APFT) was designed to test the muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the United States Army. Soldiers were scored based on their performance in three events consisting of the push-up, sit-up, and a two-mile run, ranging from 0 to 100 points in each event.

  6. Learner's permit - Wikipedia

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    The supervisor has to be in view of the road and be in a position to control the vehicle. The provisional license is available only after passing the theory test. A full licence can be acquired only after passing the driving test. Once the learner has passed the theory test, they may take the practical driving test.

  7. Katherine A. Rawson - Wikipedia

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    Katherine A. Rawson is an American cognitive psychologist known for her educational research on how to optimize learning, promote effective study strategies, and enhance metacognition. She is Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University. [1]

  8. Alan Turing - Wikipedia

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    Alan Mathison Turing OBE FRS ( / ˈtjʊərɪŋ /; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. [5] Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and ...

  9. Staff college - Wikipedia

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    Staff colleges (also command and staff colleges and War colleges) train military officers in the administrative, military staff and policy aspects of their profession. It is usual for such training to occur at several levels in a career. For example, an officer may be sent to various staff courses: as a captain they may be sent to a single ...