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  Sergeant - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, just above Corporal and below Staff Sergeant, and is the second-lowest grade of non-commissioned officer.
The Sergeants (Sgt) of the British Army wear three point-down chevrons on their sleeves and usually serve as platoon or troop sergeants, or in specialist positions.
On 1 July 1946, aircrew sergeants were redesignated as Aircrew IV, III or II, replacing the chevrons with one, two or three six-pointed stars within a wreath and surmounted by an eagle.
open-encyclopedia.com /Sergeant   (430 words)

  
 Sergeant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The rank of sergeant or its equivalent is common to the police of many countries.
In the British police, Sergeant is senior to Police Constable and junior to Inspector.
In the United States Army, although there are several ranks of sergeant, the lowest carries the title of Sergeant, referred to as buck sergeant when needed to distinguish it from the higher ranks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sergeant   (808 words)

  
 Sergeant Article, Sergeant Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Although even the highest sergeant is officially lower in rank than the lowest lieutenant, an experienced sergeant will have considerable personal power and know howto exercise it.
Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, just above Corporal and below Staff Sergeant, and is thesecond-lowest grade of non-commissionedofficer.
The Sergeants (Sgt) of the British Army wear threepoint-down chevrons on their sleeves and usually serve as platoon or troop sergeants, or in specialist positions.
www.anoca.org /rank/sergeants/sergeant.html   (482 words)

  
 Sergeant
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa Sergeant Bluff is a city located in 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,321.
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Sergeant Preston of the Yukon refers to both a television series that ran in the copyright...
Sergeant Township, Pennsylvania Sergeant Township is a township located in 2000 census, the township had a total populat...
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/sergeant.html   (485 words)

  
 Sergeant -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
U.S.M.C. Sergeants are the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Marine Corps, just above (A noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines) Corporal and below (A noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the army or marines or above airman 1st class in the air force) Staff Sergeant.
On 1 July 1946, (The crew of an aircraft) aircrew sergeants were redesignated as Aircrew IV, III or II, replacing the chevrons with one, two or three six-pointed stars within a wreath and surmounted by an eagle.
The rank of sergeant is common to the (The force of policemen and officers) police of several countries.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Se/Sergeant.htm   (817 words)

  
 SERGEANT FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, just above Corporal and below Staff_Sergeant, and is the second-lowest grade of non-commissioned_officer.
The Royal_Marines use the ranks of Sergeant and Colour_Sergeant.
In most American police departments, sergeant is the second lowest rank, junior to Lieutenant.
www.igopay.com /sergeant   (681 words)

  
 michael jordan - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former National Basketball Association player, considered by most to be the most accomplished player of all time.
James R. Jordan is a Sergeant Major in the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.
James R. gained certain celebrity himself when he announced, at the age of forty-seven, that he intended to stay in Iraq until the Iraqi invasion ends.
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 Major [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It was once known as the British Commonwealth (or British Commonwealth of Nations), and many still call it by that name, either for historical reasons or to distinguish it from the many other commonwealths around the world....
The word major is also used a suffix for senior enlisted ranks such as Sergeant MajorA sergeant major is a senior non-commissioned officer or warrant officer, depending on the country and military service in question....
It is derived from the older rank of "Sergeant Major General".
www.wikimirror.com /Major   (2235 words)

  
 Platoon - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In an army, a platoon is a unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a First Lieutenant who is assisted with either a Second Lieutenant or Sergeant Major as platoon lieutenants; a platoon may also be commanded by a Second Lieutenant with a Sergeant Major as his platoon lieutenant.
In the United States Army, a platoon is led by a First or Second Lieutenant, with a platoon Sergeant (pay grade E-7) as his or her deputy.
In the British Army, the infantry platoon commander is a Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant, assisted by a platoon Sergeant (who usually actually holds the rank of sergeant).
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 Science Fair Projects - Company (military unit)
The senior enlisted man is known as and typically also holds the rank of First Sergeant.
In the cavalry, the parallel is that 'troops' usually form a 'squadron'.
Until after the Second World War, the company commander of an infantry company was usually a captain, although companies of other corps were often under majors even then (and independent companies almost always were).
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Easy_Company   (626 words)

  
 Knowledgebase : Major : Mpageni.com : wikipedia.org reflection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the US Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Canadian Forces and the British Army, a major is a commissioned officer superior to a captain and inferior to a lieutenant colonel.
It is derived from the older rank of "Captain Sergeant Major".
The word major is also used a suffix for senior enlisted ranks such as Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major, Drum Major and Pipe Major.
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 Company (military unit)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Until after the Second World War, the company commander of an infantry company was usually a captain, although companies of other corps were often under majors even then.
The company headquarters also includes a Company Sergeant Major (CSM) and a Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS).
Some companies were well enough known that they have been identified with their company letter.
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 Garrison explained   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the military, garrison is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base.
Garrison town is a common expression for any town that has a military barracks.
In the modern British Army, garrison specifically refers to any of the major military stations such as Aldershot, Catterick, Tidworth and London, which have more than one barracks or camp and their own military headquarters, usually commanded by a colonel, brigadier or major-general, assisted by a garrison sergeant major.
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 John Hogan - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Hogan was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was 30 years old, and a Sergeant in the 2nd Bn., The Manchester Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 29 October 1914 near Festubert, France, after their trench had been taken by the enemy and two attempts to recapture it had failed Sergeant Hogan went with a second lieutenant (James Leach) and a party of 10 volunteers to recover it themselves.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/wiki/John_Hogan   (275 words)

  
 Re: Toward the self-describing web [was: Irony heaped on irony]
> Disambiguation of names is a critical feature of XML Namespaces Right.
They are disambiguous in that they are unique.
The description or specification for the XML could be available at the namespace, but in no way should the spec mandate that.
www.stylusstudio.com /xmldev/200005/post70450.html   (631 words)

  
 DAF
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
From the outer shop came the voice.html">voice of Sergeant Cook.
The first principle of warfare is to get a good feed before you it." Sergeant Cook was recalled from the door, and received the orders.
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 CSM article - CSM Apollo Command/Service Module Christian Science Monitor Cigarette - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
CSM article - CSM Apollo Command/Service Module Christian Science Monitor Cigarette - What-Means.com
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/CSM   (78 words)

  
 SSG article - SSG Botswana US Navy Symbolic Stream Generator Unisys Staff sergeant - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SSG article - SSG Botswana US Navy Symbolic Stream Generator Unisys Staff sergeant - What-Means.com
SSG is a TLA that may stand for:
US Navy hull classification symbol for conventionally (not nuclear) powered guided missile submarines
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/SSG   (110 words)

  
 John Wise - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
John Wise (1652-1725) - Massachusetts divine who protested taxation
John Sergeant Wise (1846-1913) U.S. Congressman from Virginia
If you were referred here by a link in an article, you might want to go back and fix the link to point directly to the intended page.
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