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  2. Structure of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 1903, members of the National Guard were considered state soldiers unless federalized by the President. Since the Militia Act of 1903, all National Guard soldiers have held dual status: as National Guardsmen under the authority of the governors of their states and as a reserve of the U.S. Army under the authority of the President.

  3. Philippine Army - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Army (PA) (Filipino: Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas) is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), responsible for ground warfare and as of 2021 had an estimated strength of 143,100 soldiers [1] The service branch was established on December 21, 1935, as the Philippine Commonwealth Army.

  4. Union Army - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of a Union Army private infantry uniform Recruiting poster for the 1st New York Mounted Rifles Regiment. When the American Civil War began in April 1861, the U.S. Army included ten regiments of infantry, four of artillery, two of cavalry, two of dragoons, and one of mounted rifles.

  5. United States Army enlisted rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    In the beginning, U.S. Army enlisted rank was indicated by colored epaulets. The use of chevrons came into being in 1821, with the orientation changing over time from point-down to point-up and back again, to the point-down orientation seen in the American Civil War.

  6. Guinea Pig Club - Wikipedia

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    The Guinea Pig Club, established in 1941, was a social club and mutual support network for British and allied aircrew injured during World War II.Its membership was made up of patients of Archibald McIndoe in Ward III at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, Sussex, who had undergone experimental reconstructive plastic surgery, including facial reconstruction, generally after receiving ...

  7. Independent medical examination - Wikipedia

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    Conducting an independent medical examination does not establish a typical doctor/therapist-patient relationship as exists when a clinician treats a patient in the hospital or at an outpatient clinic. However, the independent, objective (unbiased) nature of the examination does not absolve the doctor from all professional responsibilities.

  8. History of the Canadian Army - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Canadian Army, began when the title first came into official use in November 1940, during the Second World War, and is still used today.Although the official titles, Mobile Command, and later Land Force Command, were used from February 1968 to August 2011, "Canadian Army" continued to be unofficially used to refer to the ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces, much as it ...

  9. Korean Augmentation to the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA; [1] Korean: 카투사) is a branch of the Republic of Korea Army that consists of Korean enlisted personnel who are seconded to the Eighth United States Army (EUSA). KATUSA does not form an individual military unit.