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  2. United States Army Corps of Engineers - Wikipedia

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    Plan of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. The history of United States Army Corps of Engineers can be traced back to the American Revolution.On 16 June 1775, the Continental Congress organized the Corps of Engineers, whose initial staff included a chief engineer and two assistants. [6]

  3. Racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces

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    An African-American military policeman on a motorcycle in front of the "colored" MP entrance, Columbus, Georgia, in 1942.. A series of policies were formerly issued by the U.S. military which entailed the separation of white and non-white American soldiers, prohibitions on the recruitment of people of color and restrictions of ethnic minorities to supporting roles.

  4. Military Nursing Service - Wikipedia

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    Indian Military Nurses participated in Republic day parade 2024. The Indian Military Nursing Services (MNS) is a part of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) of the Indian Army, originally formed under British rule in 1888. [1]

  5. Pakistan Military Academy - Wikipedia

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    Before the dissolution of British India in 1947, the location had initially been used as the premises of a Physical Training and Mountaineering School of the British Indian Army, on the site of a vacant POW camp set up in 1902 for just a few months for prisoners from the Boer War, [8] and later it became a dwelling-operating space of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.

  6. List of U.S. government and military acronyms - Wikipedia

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    AIM – Airborne Intercept Missile (U.S. Military) AIP - Assignment Incentive Pay [2] AIPD – Army Institute For Professional Development; AIS – Automated Information System; AIT – Advanced Individual Training (U.S. Army) Amn – Airman (USAF E-2) ALCON – All Concerned (U.S. Military) AMU – Aircraft Maintenance Unit; AMXG – Aircraft ...

  7. Non-commissioned officer - Wikipedia

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    Based loosely on the Officer Candidate School (OCS), NCOC was a new concept (at the time) where high performing trainees attending basic infantry combat training were nominated to attend a two-phased course of focused instruction on jungle warfare, and included a hands-on portion of intense training, promotion to sergeant, and then a 12-week ...

  8. United States military pay - Wikipedia

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    The 2007 pay raise was equal to the ECI. A military pay raise larger than the permanent formula is not uncommon. In addition to across-the-board pay raises for all military personnel, mid-year, targeted pay raises (targeted at specific grades and longevity) have also been authorized over the past several years.

  9. India - Wikipedia

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    [135] [136] The East India Company's control of the seas, greater resources, and more advanced military training and technology led it to increasingly assert its military strength and caused it to become attractive to a portion of the Indian elite; these factors were crucial in allowing the company to gain control over the Bengal region by 1765 ...