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U.S. Coast Guard ratings are like the rating system used by the Navy, known as Navy Enlistment Classification (NEC) codes. The ...

Since the Space Force grew out of space-related Air Force specialties, they are currently using the AFSC structure to identify Space Force careers. This list...

The Army calls their enlisted jobs military occupational specialties (MOS). When a soldier graduates from boot camp, they get their first job, their primary ...

The U.S. Air Force identifies their careers using an Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC). The Air Force has 123 enlisted AFSCs that are made up of five alphanume...

While the Army and Marines use the Military Occupational Specialty Code (MOS) and the Air Force uses the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC), the Navy uses ratin...

How do you salute properly and what are the rules? The salute is a very old tradition that predates America by many centuries. In American military tradition...

The Pledge of Allegiance is an American tradition that is sometimes misunderstood, and sometimes controversial. It is a 31-word oath sworn originally to “the...

Have you ever been on a military base and seen a sign with the words—FPCON ALPHA? Whether you are a military member, civilian employee, dependent, or just a ...

The official guide to American Flag etiquette is found in the United States Flag Code, which is formalized in Title 4 of the United States Code. The Flag Cod...

The Secretary of the United States Navy serves the Department of Defense as the senior Navy leader reporting to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of th...