The estimates vary greatly on the ratio of support to combat soldiers, but the situation has certainly improved over time. For instance, the American Civil War had roughly ten soldiers for every single support unit. World War One featured about three support staff for every ten soldiers. In Vietnam, the average support to combat ratio was 1:2. Today, that ratio suffers as a result of cutbacks and layoffs, but ranges anywhere from 20:1 to 50:1.
The purple heart is an award for soldiers who have been killed or wounded while in service. If a soldier is wounded more than once, the soldier receives an oak leaf cluster for each successive injury.
The Tomb of the Unknown holds three soldiers, one each from WWI, WWII and Korea. The unknown soldier from Vietnam was later identified through DNA and was removed
Male and (these days) female soldiers alike are called soldiers! Women were not, however, permitted to join the army in the era of the US civil war. The two sides also had nicknames for each other's soldiers, with the southern army's men being referred to by the North as "Johnny Reb" or "Johnny Rebel", while the northern soldiers were termed "Billy Yank" by the South.
Soldiers often use humor as a coping mechanism to deal with the stress and trauma of war. Telling jokes about the Vietnam war and killing may have helped them to lighten the mood and momentarily escape from the harsh reality of their experiences. It is important to recognize that jokes can serve as a way to process and normalize their experiences, rather than as a reflection of callousness or lack of empathy.
A roman soldier was loyal to his general not loyal to the Empires main leader. However this was in the days of the republic. Augustus changed this and in his military reforms, had the soldiers swear their loyalty to himself. All other emperors did the same. A Roman soldier got paid three times a year. He only made one basic salary, but it was divided into stipends or payments and he received them every four months. The money came from the imperial treasury.
i did a report a long time ago in school and researched this information. On average there were only about 35,000 combat soldiers in Vietnam, on the average. Which made up only about 10% of the total American soldiers in Vietnam. It takes alot of support personnel to take care of the logistics, administrative needs, and etc... for each combat soldier. The number of combat soldiers in Vietnam rose to approximately 50,000 combat soldiers during the Tet Offensive.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers located in Arlington National Cemetery, outside of Washington, DC, holds one soldier from each of WWI, WWI, and Korea. The crypt for the Vietnam soldier remains cool.
In total there are 3012 soldier's legs in the palace
Each individual soldier is responsible for the purchase of their own uniforms, however each soldier will receive their initial issue of all Army equipment to include (ACU, Dress uniform and PT uniform) while at Basic Combat Training, as well each soldier will receive a yearly allowance to replace worn uniforms and accessories.
Recommend you contact the USO to see how you can support the troops. Generally, individual soldiers are not authorized to accept any type of payment from an unknown individual -- it could be misinterpreted as a bribe or some other nefarious activity.
SEALS are sailors, not soldiers. All SEALs receive the same basic training in combat skills and tactics. Then they specialize in specific skills, sniper being one, others include explosives, technology retrieval, corpsman and communications.
Care packages drop random killstreaks. Each killstreak has a different chance to get it, and each one has an aid to the team
The purple heart is an award for soldiers who have been killed or wounded while in service. If a soldier is wounded more than once, the soldier receives an oak leaf cluster for each successive injury.
One soldier from WW2, along with one each from WW1, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
It was believed that Santa Anna was gay and had affairs on each soldier and slept with hem yet it is believed that he slept with Sam Houston and had an affair
A combat ribbon, also known as a campaign ribbon or service ribbon, is a military decoration worn on a uniform to signify participation in a specific military campaign or operation. They are awarded to personnel who have served in combat or directly supported combat operations. Each ribbon represents a specific campaign or operation and may vary in design and color.
US soldiers get 30 days of leave each year. They are paid the same amount for leave as for work.