Thursday, October 24, 2024

Where did our military ranks come from?

 

I came across an interesting document from the US Defense Department that gives the history of each rank and its insignia.  It makes great reading for military history buffs.  Here are a few excerpts.  They're in the form of images, because the original .PDF file appears to be corrupted and doesn't copy across correctly.




There's much more at the link.  Recommended reading.

Peter


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

There was an experiment during the Korean Police Action, combining the ranks of Corporal and Captain (Army). It was not successful, as seen in this archival footage:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=35llSAeaMrg

Eaton Rapids Joe said...

I guess that would make Biden a Lieutenant. At this point he is nothing more than a place holder.

BadFrog said...

I thought Lieutenant was taken from the Armenian for 'One who gets lost easily'.

Bob C. said...

Just contemplating what the result would have been if I'd referred to my CO at Da Nang as "Place Holder". The mind boggles...👀👀👀