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Army

Definition: Army

Army

Noun

1. An organization of military land forces.

2. A large number of people united for some specific purpose.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "army" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Army

DomainDefinition

Bible

Army The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, "harnessed;" marg., "five in a rank"). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the army was divided into thousands and hundreds under their several captains (Num. 31:14), and also into families (Num. 2:34; 2 Chr. 25:5; 26:12). From the time of their entering the land of Canaan to the time of the kings, the Israelites made little progress in military affairs, although often engaged in warfare. The kings introduced the custom of maintaining a bodyguard (the Gibborim; i.e., "heroes"), and thus the nucleus of a standing army was formed. Saul had an army of 3,000 select warriors (1 Sam. 13:2; 14:52; 24:2). David also had a band of soldiers around him (1 Sam. 23:13; 25:13). To this band he afterwards added the Cherethites and the Pelethites (2 Sam. 15:18; 20:7). At first the army consisted only of infantry (1 Sam. 4:10; 15:4), as the use of horses was prohibited (Deut. 17:16); but chariots and horses were afterwards added (2 Sam. 8:4; 1 Kings 10:26, 28, 29; 1 Kings 9:19). In 1 Kings 9:22 there is given a list of the various gradations of rank held by those who composed the army. The equipment and maintenance of the army were at the public expense (2 Sam. 17:28, 29; 1 Kings 4:27; 10:16, 17; Judg. 20:10). At the Exodus the number of males above twenty years capable of bearing arms was 600,000 (Ex. 12:37). In David's time it mounted to the number of 1,300,000 (2 Sam. 24:9). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Military

1. A formation larger than an army corps but smaller than an army group. It usually consists of two or more army corps. 2. In certain nations "army" is the land component of the armed forces. 3. In certain nations "armee" covers all the armed forces. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Army

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

An army can refer to all of a nation's land-based military forces or a specific large military force.

Military Land Forces

An army is a military organization. It can refer to any armed force, or more specifically a force primarily designed for land-based war.

Most (but not all) armed forces make considerable organizational distinction between the land-based warfare of an army, the sea-based warfare of a navy, and the air-based warfare of an air force - often splitting the three components into mostly independent forces.

This convention can vary widely between nations and can change over time. For example, the People's Liberation Army of China controls the Chinese air force and navy, which are actually called the People's Liberation Army Navy and the People's Liberation Army Air Force. The ancestor of the United States Air Force was the United States Army Air Corps.

Modern armies use infantry, armoured fighting vehicles (e.g. tanks), artillery, and aircraft (usually helicopters).

Armies of the World

See also

Military Unit

An army can also be a large military unit. When used in this sense, the army is named or numbered to distinguish it from military land forces in general - for example, 1st Army and The Army of Norhern Virginia.

The hierarchy of large land force units is

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British Army

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The British Army is the land armed forces of the United Kingdom.

In contrast to the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force the British Army does not include royal in its title, because of its roots as a collection of disparate units.

History

The Founding of the Army

The British Army did not exist as a separate entity before the Act of Union of 1707 which united English and Scotland, but its origins date back to the aftermath of the English Civil War. Before the Civil War, the army was raised as required by the King, who would warrant gentlemen to raise companies, this being a direct throwback to the feudal concept of fief where a lord had to raise a certain quota of knights, men at arms and yeomanry. The only difference up to this point in time being that raising companies without a warrant could be considered treasonable (whereas feudal lords could raise their fief to fight each other).

After the Civil War, parliament assumed control of the Army, and standing companies based on Cromwellss New Model Army formed the concept of the first regiments. Cromwell's companies did not yet assume the unique names that came later to be associated with British Army Regiments, instead they would name their companies after psalms or biblical phrases, or were often identified with the gentleman who had raised the company, eg Monck's Regiment of Foot. This particular unit is notable because after the end of the Civil War it was barracked in London, and was involved in defending parliment when it voted for the restoration, this unit is now known as the Coldstream Guards.

With the Restoration of Charles II the concept of standing regiments found favour with the King. As well as retaining some existing loyal standing units, he raised his own, one of the first being the First or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, nowadays shortened to Grenadier Guards. On Jan 26th 1661 Charles II issued the warrant that officially founded the British Army.

The oldest surviving regiment in the British Army is the Honourable Artillery Company (given a royal charter in 1537), now a Territorial Army unit. It is not considered the most senior, however, because it fought on the side of Parliament in the Civil War and so didn't have unbroken service to the crown. This honour instead goes to the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers, which was founded in 1539. The oldest surviving regular unit is the Royal Scots, founded in 1633.

The Army in the 18th and 19th centuries

The Army and the First World War

The Army and the Second World War

For the foundation and exploits of the Commandos, see British Commandos. See Also British military history of World War II

Modern British Army

In the aftermath of WWII, the Army concentrated most of its combat firepower in Germany. For the first time in its history, it maintained the bulk of its forces in continental Europe in peacetime, after they ceased being an army of occupation. The British Army of the Rhine was formed to control British formations in West Germany. It varied in size during its lifetime, but for a good proportion of the time, it consisted of four divisions, with about 55,000 men in total. Another unusual feature of the formation was that it had a British corps headquarters permenantly established in peacetime as a manoeuvre formation. This was I Corps. Usually in peacetime there are not enough British formations in one place to merit this level of headquarters being established.

The BAOR lasted until 1993, when it was disbanded as part of the Options for Change defence cuts. The Army has not completely pulled out of Germany. 1st Armoured Division is still based in the country.

Since 1962, when the last period of conscription (National Service) ended, the army has been a wholly professional force of volunteers. About one quarter of the Army is provided by the part-time members of the Territorial Army.

The standard issue individual weapon is the SA80, with the variant LSW providing extra firepower.

See:

Famous members of the British Army

Notable units of the British Army, past and present

Land units of the British Armed Forces which are not part of the British Army include;

Structure of the British Army

See Structure of the British Army.

Captains-General of the British Army, 1660-1809

Commanders-in-Chief of the Forces, 1672-1904

Chiefs of the General Staff, 1904-1908

Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff, 1908-1964

Chiefs of the General Staff, 1964-present

See also

External links

The British Army in the Great War

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "British Army."

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PLA

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

PLA can refer to any of the following:

This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just 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 the link, so that it points to the appropriate page.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "PLA."

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Reichswehr

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Reichswehr (literally Reich Defence) formed the military organization of Germany from 1918 until 1935, when the government rebranded it as the Wehrmacht.

At the end of the World War I, the forces of the German Empire had mostly disintegrated, the men making their way home individually or in small groups. Many of them joined the Freikorps, a collection of volunteer quasi-military units that were involved in revolution and border clashes between 1918 and 1923.

The newly-formed Weimar Republic did need a military though, and on 6 March 1919 a decree established the Vorläufige Reichswehr ("Provisional German Defense Force"), consisting of a Vorläufige Reichsheer (Provisional Reich Army) and a Vorläufige Reichsmarine (Provisional Reich Navy). About 400,000 men served in the Reichsheer.

On 30 September, the army was reorganized as the Übergangsheer ("Transitional Army"). This lasted until 1 January 1921, when the Reichswehr was officially established according to the limitations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles.

Limited by treaty to a total of 100,000 men, the Reichswehr was composed of the Reichsheer, an army consisting of two group commands, seven infantry divisions, and three cavalry divisions, and the Reichsmarine, a navy limited to a handful of ships.

Despite the limitations on size, research and development went on, and during this time many of the future leaders of the Wehrmacht, for instance, Heinz Guderian, first formulated the ideas that they were to use so effectively a few years later.

During 1933 and 1934, after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor, the Reichswehr began a secret program of expansion, which finally became public with the formal announcement of the Wehrmacht in 1935.

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Swedish Army

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Swedish Army, or Armén is the army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden.

Armament

The Swedish Army armament for Individual/Squad level include:

Vehicles

The Army uses a wide range of vehicles, mainly made by Swedish contractors. The Combat Vehicle 90 family of Infantry fighting vehicles has been an international success, with exports to countries including Norway, Switzerland and Finland. More vehicles in the army:

Organization

The peace time organization of the Swedish Army is divided into a number of training regiments for the different corps. The number of training regiments has been drastically reduced sin the end of the cold war.

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United States Army

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Army is that branch of the United States Armed Forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. Historically, the Army was formed before the Republic, in 1775, to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War.

Components of the U.S. Army

The U.S. Army has three components:

All three components have taken part in every war of the United States from World War I onward. The use of the Army Reserve and National Guard increased after the Vietnam War. Reserve and Guard units took part in the Gulf War, peacekeeping in Kosovo, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Structure of the U.S. Army

The U.S. Army is structured roughly:

  1. army group - when required
  2. field army
  3. corps
  4. division
  5. brigade or group: Most American Army divisions are organized in three or more brigades. (See also regiment for cavalry units.)
  6. battalion or squadron: Infantry and artillery units are organized into battalions. Cavalry or armor units are formed into squadrons. A battalion-sized unit is commanded by a lieutenant colonel.
  7. company (military unit) or battery or troop: Artillery units are formed into batteries. Cavalry units are formed into troops. A company-sized unit is usually led by a captain.
  8. platoon
  9. squad or section
  10. crew or fire team

The Army is organized by function. Combat forces include Infantry, Armor, Cavalry, and Special Operations Forces. Combat support troops include Artillery, Army Aviation, combat engineers, Army Logistics, Army Medical Corps, Army Transportation, Army Ordnance, Adjutant General's Corps, Signal Corps, and the Judge Advocate Generals Corps.

Rank Structure

The Officer Corps provides leadership and managerial functions, and is composed of

There are several sources of commissioned officers: Officers receive a "Commission" assigning them to the Officer Corps by act of Congress. Commissioned officers are assigned to a branch of service until they reach the rank of Brigadier General, where it is assumed that they are competent to command soldiers of all branches.

Once commissioned, an officer attends several levels of professional education, starting with branch qualification in their respective branch and concluding in Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Professional education is required for promotion at certain grades.

The Warrant Officer Corps is largely composed of highly trained specialists in certain select areas who must have a rank commensurate with their responsibility. Warrant officers receive the same pay as an analagous commissioned officer (a WO1 is paid the same as a second lieutenant, CW2 as a first lieutenant, CW3 as a captain, and CW4 as a major) but rank below commissioned officers and above non-commissioned officers.

The primary sources for Warrant Officers are the various Warrant Officer Training Programs at military posts and installations around the United States.

The Non-Commissioned Officer Corps (or NCO Corps) is the first line of leadership for the Enlisted members of the Army, and includes the ranks of

Training for Non-Commissioned Officers takes place at any of the various NCO training centers around the world.

It should be noted here that it is the outstanding quality of the Non-Commissioned Officer ranks which has largely built the excellent reputation of the United States Army. Until relatively recent history, most countries depended upon their officer corps to micromanage strategy, tactics and virtually every other aspect of military operations. With the development of the NCO Corps, the United States Army took a giant step toward utilizing the skills, intelligence, adaptability and independence of its citizens during times of conflict. The confidence and esteem in which the Officer Corps holds the NCOs which serve in the United States Army is based upon hard-won combat experience. This experience has repeatedly shown that rank is no indicator of leadership ability, and that leaders will emerge during times of hardship and conflict. Many military historians have held that this is the true strength of any military organization which serves a democracy.

Enlisted ranks are

Training for enlisted soldiers usually consists of Basic Training, and Advanced Individual Training in their primary Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) at any of the numerous MOS training facilities around the world.

All members of the Army must take an oath upon being sworn in as members, swearing (or affirming) to "protect the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, both foreign and domestic." This emphasis on the defense of the United States Constitution illustrates the concern of the framers that the military be subordinate to legitimate civilian authority. The civilian executive is the Secretary of the Army, formerly the Secretary of War, at the founding of the Republic.

Leadership

The professional head of the United States Army is the Army Chief of Staff. This position is filled by a four star general who sits on the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. As with the other members of that committee, the Army Chief of Staff is not in the direct chain of command. His function is administrative and policy making. The current Army Chief of Staff is General Peter Schoomaker.

The most senior Army generals who are directly in the chain of command are those who head up the regional joint commands around the world. An example is General John Abazaid, CINCCENTCOM, the Commander-in-Chief Central Command. Three star positions in the Army include some deputy commanders-in-chief of the regional commands, heads of the army sections of those commands, and the general officers commanding of corps.

Major Commands of the United States Army

Major Commands of the US Army
Major Command and CommandersLocation of Headquarters
Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM)-Major General Keith B. Alexander Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Criminal Investigation Command (CID)-Major General Donald J. Ryder Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Corps of Engineers (USACE)-Lieutenant General Robert B. FlowersWashington, D.C.
Medical Command (MEDCOM)-Lieutenant General James B. Peake Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Army Materiel Command (AMC)-General Paul J. Kern Alexandria, Virginia
Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC)-Leiutenant General Larry R. Jordan Fort Monroe, Virginia
Forces Command (FORSCOM)-General Larry R. Ellis Fort McPherson, Georgia
US Army South (ARSO)-Major General Alfred A. ValenzuelaFort Sam Houston, Texas
Special Operations Command (ARSOC)-Lieutenant General Philip R. Kesinger Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC)-Major General Ann E. Dunwoody Fort Eustis, Alexandria, Virginia
Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC)-Lieutenant General Joseph M. Consumano, Jr.Arlington, Virginia
8th US Army (EUSA)-Lieutenant General Charles C. CampbellYongsan Army Garrison, Seoul
Army Pacific Command (ARPAC)-Lieutenant General James L. CampbellFort Shafter, Hawaii
US Army Europe, 7th Army (AREUR)-General B. B. BellCampbell Barracks, Heidelberg, Germany
Army Central Command (ARCENT)-Lieutenant General David D. McKiernanFort McPherson, Georgia
Arny Reserve Command (ARC)-Lieutenant General James R. Helmly Fort McPherson, Georgia
Army National Guard (ARNG)-Lieutenant General Roger G. Schultz Washington, D.C.

Formations of the United States Army

First Army "First In Deed" (Reserve)

78th "Lightning" Division, Edison, NJ (Training Support)
1st Brigade (Training Support)
2nd Brigade (Training Support)
3rd Brigade (Training Support)
4th Brigade (Training Support)
5th Brigade "We Dare" (Training Support)

85th "Custer" Division (Training Support)
1st Brigade (Training Support)
2nd Brigade (Training Support)
3rd Brigade (Training Support)
4th Brigade (Training Support)

87th Division "Golden Acorn", Birmingham, AL (Training Support)
1st Brigade (Training Support)
2nd Brigade (Training Support)
3rd Brigade (Training Support)
4th Brigade (Training Support)
5th Brigade (Training Support)

Army Units
4th Cavalry Brigade (Training Support)
157th Infantry Brigade (Training Support)
188th Infantry Brigade (Training Support)
205th Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light)

Third Army: Army Central Command (ARCENT)

C/JTF-Kuwait
ARCENT Kuwait
ARCENT Saudi
ARCENT Qatar
Army Prepositioned Stock (APS-3)
Army Prepositioned Stock (APS-5)

Fifth Army (Reserve)

7th Infantry Division "Bayonets", Carson, CO (Light)
39th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate)
41st Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate)
45th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate)

75th Division, Houston, TX (Training Support)
1st Brigade (Training Support)
2nd Brigade (Training Support)
3rd Brigade (Training Support)
4th Brigade (Training Support)

91st Division, Houston, TX (Training Support)
1st Brigade (Training Support)
2nd Brigade (Training Support)
3rd Brigade (Training Support)
4th Brigade (Training Support)

Army Units
5th Armored Brigade (Training Support)
120th Infantry Brigade (Training Support)
166th Aviation Brigade (Training Support)
191st Infantry Brigade (Training Support)

Seventh Army: United States Army Europe

V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany
1st Infantry Division ("The Big Red One")
1st Armored Divsion-- Wiesbaden, Germany

Eighth Army: Korea

2nd Infantry Division ("Indian Head" Division)
25th Infantry Division (Light) ("Tropic Lightning")

I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington ("America's Corps")
3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Light)
1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light)

III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas
1st Cavalry Division
4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
--III Corps U.S. Army National Guard
7th Infantry Division (Light) ("Bayonet" Division)
XVIII Airborne Corps
3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized} ("Rock of the Marne")
3rd Brigade ("Sledgehammer").

10th Mountain Division (Light}
1st Brigade
2nd Brigade
27th Brigade (Orions)-- New York National Guard
82nd Airborne Division
82nd Aviation Brigade

325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment

101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (Screaming Eagles)-- Fort Campbell, Kentucky

XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery
18th Field Artillery Brigadet

2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne)

18th Aviation Brigade (Airborne)

20th Engineer Brigade (Combat)(Airborne)

35th Signal Brigade (Airborne)

108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

229th Aviation Regiment (Attack)
1-229th Attack Helicopter Battalion

3-229th Attack Helicopter Regiment

525th Military Intelligence Brigade (Airborne)

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United States Military Academy

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For other places named West Point, see West Point (disambiguation).

The United States Military Academy (commonly West Point, also USMA) is a military academy and former fort of the US Army. It is located in West Point, New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City, and occupies 16,000 acres (25 square miles, or 6,500 hectares).

Academy graduates are awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. They must serve a minimum of five years on active duty followed by 3 years in the reserves.

The Military Academy's sports teams are called The Black Knights of the Hudson, or simply The Black Knights. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A as an independent team in football. Army is a member of the Division I Patriot League in most other sports; its hockey program competes in Atlantic Hockey.

West Point's motto is "Duty, Honor, Country". It is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the country.

History

The site was selected for the construction of a fort by George Washington, and the fortifications were designed in 1778 by Thaddeus Kosciuszko. General Washington considered West Point one of the most important positions on the continent. The high ground above a narrow "s" curve in the Hudson River enabled the Continental Army to control the vital river traffic. He felt that the British Army could have split the colonies in two if they gained control of this land.

President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy on March 16, 1802 and the school opened on July 4 of the same year.

The Superintendent from 1817-1833 was Colonel Sylvanus Thayer. He is known as the "father of the Military Academy". He upgraded academic standards, instilled military discipline and emphasized honorable conduct. Thayer made civil engineering the foundation of the curriculum. For the first half century, USMA graduates were largely responsible for the construction of the bulk of the nation's initial railway lines, bridges, harbors and roads.

The development of other technical schools in the US during the post-Civil War period allowed West Point to broaden its curriculum beyond a strict civil engineering focus.

After World War I, Superintendent Douglas MacArthur sought to further diversify the academic curriculum. In recognition of the physical demands of modern warfare, MacArthur pushed for major changes in the physical fitness and athletic programs. "Every cadet an athlete" became an important goal. At the same time, the cadet management of the Honor System, long an unofficial tradition, was formalized with the creation of the Cadet Honor Committee.

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation increasing the strength of the Corps of Cadets from 2,529 to 4,417 (more recently reduced to 4,000).

No classes graduated in 1810 or 1816 and there were two graduating classes in 1861, 1917, 1918, 1922 and 1943.

In recent decades, the Academy's curricular structure was markedly changed to permit cadets to major in any one of more than a dozen fields, including a wide range of subjects from the sciences to the humanities.

Notable Graduates

see also United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Army

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
ARAEnglishAmerican Revolutionary ArmyMilitary & Defense, Politics & International Affaires

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: Army

Synonym: regular army (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Army

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Assemblage

Crowd, throng, group; flood, rush, deluge; rabble, mob, press, crush, cohue, horde, body, tribe; crew, gang, knot, squad, band, party; swarm, shoal, school, covey, flock, herd, drove; atajo; bunch, drive, force, mulada; remuda; roundup; array, bevy, galaxy; corps, company, troop, troupe, task force; army, regiment; (combatants); host;crowd, throng, group; flood, rush, deluge; rabble, mob, press, crush, cohue, horde, body, tribe; crew, gang, knot, squad, band, party; swarm, shoal, school, covey, flock, herd, drove; atajo; bunch, drive, force, mulada; remuda; roundup; array, bevy, galaxy; corps, company, troop, troupe, task force; army, regiment; (combatants); host; (multitude); populousness.

Combatant

Army, corps d'armee, host, division, battalia, column, wing, detachment, garrison, flying column, brigade, regiment, corps, battalion, sotnia, squadron, company, platoon, battery, subdivision, section, squad; piquet, picket, guard, rank, file; legion, phalanx, cohort; cloud of skirmishers.

Armed force, troops, soldiery, military forces, sabaoth, the army, standing army, regulars, the line, troops of the line, militia, yeomanry, volunteers, trainband, fencible; auxiliary, bersagliere, brave; garde-nationale, garde-royale; minuteman; auxiliary forces, reserve forces; reserves, posse comitatus, national guard, gendarme, beefeater; guards, guardsman; yeomen of the guard, life guards, household troops.

List

Red book, Blue book, Domesday book; cadastre; directory, gazetter. almanac; army list, clergy list, civil service list, navy list; Almanach de Gotha, cadaster; Lloyd's register, nautical almanac;

Multitude

Noun: mul numerous; Adjective: numerosity, numerality; multiplicity; profusion; (plenty); legion, host; great number, large number, round number, enormous number; a quantity, numbers, array, sight, army, sea, galaxy; scores, peck, bushel, shoal, swarm, draught, bevy, cloud, flock, herd, drove, flight, covey, hive, brood, litter, farrow, fry, nest; crowd; (assemblage); lots; all in the world and his wife.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Army

English words defined with "army": army base, Army corps, army officer, army unit ♦ Confederate Army, Continental Army ♦ Grand Army of the Republic ♦ standing army ♦ U. S. Army, U. S. Army Special Forces, Union Army, United States Army, US Army. (references)
Specialty definitions using "army": army group ♦ Chinese Army technique ♦ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers method. (references)
Etymologies containing "army": Waywode. (references)

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Modern Usage: Army

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You wouldn't care if I humped the entire army as long as they were on the right side of the Ho Chi Minh trail (Dirty Dancing; writing credit: Eleanor Bergstein.)

They said it was a million dollar wound, but the army must keep that money 'cause I still haven't seen a nickel of that million dollars (Forrest Gump; writing credit: Eric Roth)

There was an army bred for a single purpose, to destroy the world of man. (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

Is your army ready to fight Santa Ana's (The Mask of Zorro; writing credit: Johnston McCulley; Ted Elliott)

Yesterday we were an army with no country, tomorrow we must decide which country we want to buy (Die Hard: With a Vengeance; writing credit: Jonathan Hensleigh)

Lyrics

We are the Folk Song Army. (The Folk Song Army; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

He's in the army now. He's blowin' reveille (Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; performing artist: Bette Midler)

People buyin' up Army surplus things (A Country Boy Can Survive (Y2K Verison); performing artist: Chad Brock)

They still can sell the army (All She Wants to Do Is Dance; performing artist: Don Henley)

Army with harmony (O.P.P.; performing artist: Naughty By Nature)

Clever

I am not an organ donor, but I once gave an old piano to the Salvation Army. (references; author: unknown)

An army of deer led by a lion is to be feared more than an army of lions led by a deer. (references; author: unknown)

If God had meant for us to be in the Army, we would have been born with green, baggy skin. (references; author: unknown)

A stand can be made against invasion of an army; no stand can be made against invasion of an idea. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Dad's Army (1971)

Army Medicine in Vietnam (1970)

Carter's Army (1970)

Dad's Army (1968)

Tarzan and the Four O'Clock Army (1968)

Song Titles

Folk Song Army, The (performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

Swiss Army Girl (performing artist: Scatterbrain)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Army

DomainTitle

References

  • Reclamation of Land and Water from the Red Army in Poland: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (reference)

  • Swiss Army Brands Inc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

  • A Civil War: Army Vs. Navy a Year Inside College Footbal Purest Rivalry (reference)

  • An Army at Dawn (reference)

  • Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam (reference)

  • Secret Soldiers: The Story of World War Ii's Heroic Army of Deception (reference)

  • The Army (reference)

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Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Army

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Photo Album: Army

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Shows poster of artistically rendered landscape scene with woman standing in foreground holding a sword - white light shines down on woman with slogans: "Cancer Is Curable," "Enlist In The Women's Field Army," "American Society For The Control Of Cancer". Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Poster shows an artistically rendered profile of woman with right arm holding up a sword with slogans: "Fight Cancer With Knowledge," "Enlist In The Women's Field Army," "American Society For The Control Of Cancer.". Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Newly built hospital at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. Credit: CDC.

Original Walter Reed Army Institute of Research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. WRAIR. Credit: CDC.

Officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Credit: NASA.

Carl I. Aslakson on right As Colonel in Army Air Forces. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

William C. Russell "Rusty" Russell Served with Army 14th Field Artillery Observation Battalion in WWII. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Army installations at Dutch Harbor. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The tide gate at the mouth of Army Creek on the Delaware side of the river. The tide gate drains flood and rain water out of the creek to prevent flooding. The five circular mechanisms on the gate open and close to control water flow. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Army Creek Pond a freshwater pond about 1 mile upstream from the tide gate/water control structure. A rip rap dam creates the lake, the Army Creek Landfill is on the right through the trees. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Army
 

"Army Man" by Greg Schmigel
Commentary: "From the Army Man series..."		"Old Army 1" by Liz Allen
Commentary: "Antique army collection."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "Army".

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Clippers; hair; clip; clipping; cutting; cut; Army; Navy; Marines; barber; shave; trim; sideburns.Killing; dangerous; war; warfare; army; .
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Army

AuthorQuotation

Charles Maurice Talleyrand

I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.

Edward Everett

Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

General Douglas Macarthur

No army has ever done so much with so little.

George Herbert

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

George Washington

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

John Selden

'Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Every private in the French army carries a Field Marshall wand in his knapsack.

Napoleon III

The army is the true nobility of our country.

President Abraham Lincoln

I could as easily bail out the Potomac River with a teaspoon as attend to all the details of the army.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Army

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

And to let us see, that even absolute power, where it is necessary, is not arbitrary by being absolute, but is still limited by that reason, and confined to those ends, which required it in some cases to be absolute, we need look no farther than the common practice of martial discipline: for the preservation of the army, and in it of the whole common-wealth, requires an absolute obedience to the command of every superior officer, and it is justly death to disobey or dispute the most dangerous or unreasonable of them; but yet we see, that neither the serjeant, that could command a soldier to march up to the mouth of a cannon, or stand in a breach, where he is almost sure to perish, can command that soldier to give him one penny of his money; nor the general, that can condemn him to death for deserting his post, or for not obeying the most desperate orders, can yet, with all his absolute power of life and death, dispose of one farthing of that soldier's estate, or seize one jot of his goods; whom yet he can command any thing, and hang for the least disobedience; because such a blind obedience is necessary to that end, for which the commander has his power, viz. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Constitution

1791

Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

As privates of the industrial army they are placed under the command of a perfect hierarchy of officers and sergeants. (reference)

The Emancipation Proclamation

1862

Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for supressing said rebellion, do, on this 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, and in accordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days from the first day above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Bernard, Palquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebone, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northhampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth), and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued. (Abraham Lincoln)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The divisions must not be grouped under more than two army corps headquarters staffs. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Army

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

The English army was asleep

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

He wore army trousers and high laced boots

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

I am confident that all the drums and trumpets of a royal army, beating and sounding together just at your ears, could not equal it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Army

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Usually, the immune system attacks germs, as an army would attack its enemy. (references)

Business

The Taiwan Army plans to replace its existing UH1H helicopters. (references)

The mayor named retired army Colonel Roberto Debernardi Debernardi as police chief. (references)

In January 1994, the army occupied the town of Ejido Morelia in the state of Chiapas. (references)

Children

Burma

In ethnic minority areas, the army often has banned teaching in local languages. (references)

Iraq

Sources in the opposition report that the army found it difficult to recruit enough children to fill all of the vacancies in the program. (references)

Ethiopia

There is evidence that children as young as age 14 were permitted to join local militia units in an effort to keep them close to home and prevent them from attempting to join the regular army. (references)

Civil Liberties

Colombia

They lifted their blockade after the army threatened to intervene. (references)

Russia

The Salvation Army also filed suit with the European Court in Strasbourg. (references)

Armenia

Some members of the press have access to army facilities and places of detention. (references)

Discrimination

Burundi

Hutus continued to perceive, correctly, that the Tutsi-dominated Government and army discriminate against them. (references)

Economic History

Indonesia

Army leaders resisted this campaign. (references)

Eritrea

By 1998, the army had shrunk to 47,000. (references)

Human Rights

Nigeria

The army was called out to restore order. (references)

Venezuela

The army stated that it did not detain Rivas. (references)

Dominican Republic

The army administers San Pedro de Macoris prison. (references)

Indigenous People

Brazil

Human rights groups and the Human Rights Commission of the Chamber of Deputies criticized the alleged sexual abuse of members of indigenous groups by soldiers in army units stationed in the state of Roraima. (references)

Indonesia

Moreover, the creation of an armed "Red and White Task Force" (Satgas Merah Putih) in Papua, reportedly at the instigation of the army, has raised concerns that certain elements of the national security forces may be seeking to create an armed Papuan paramilitary force, modeled on East Timorese militias, to oppose Papuan independence efforts, and to oppose specifically, the Satgas Papua groups, the vast majority of which were considered proindependence, and which were disbanded in late 2000. The Papua Special Autonomy Law was signed into law in November, but by year's end had not come into effect. (references)

Minorities

Burundi

The Tutsi-dominated Government and army discriminate against Hutus. (references)

Political Economy

Senegal

The Senegalese Army is non-political and highly professional. (references)

Honduras

The Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) include the army, the air force, and the navy. (references)

Rwanda

The security apparatus consists of the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) and the police. (references)

Political Rights

Uganda

Salim Saleh, Museveni's brother, was elected in the army election. (references)

Comoros

In March 2000, dissident political and army elements attempted a coup against Azali. (references)

Burundi

Representation of both Hutus and Tutsis in institutions, including the army, the National Assembly, and a proposed Senate, is a key component of the agreement. (references)

Trade

Tanzania

Exceptions include explosives, army goods, and other articles deemed to be sensitive to the security and health of Tanzania citizens. (references)

Women

Mauritania

In 1999 for the first time, women were hired by the army to serve as police inspectors and customs officials. (references)

Turkey

One reason for the higher rate is that men must serve in the army; if they do not know how to read, they are taught upon entry. (references)

Worker Rights

Malawi

Army personnel and police may not belong to trade unions, but other civil servants are allowed to form unions. (references)

Colombia

Other detainees include an active duty army major, two retired members of the military, and four suspected paramilitaries. (references)

Guinea

It prohibits strikes in sectors providing "essential services," which include hospitals, radio and television, army, and police, communications, and transport services. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it. "O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?" "Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!" "And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy. "Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!" For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned."

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Army

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Bob Jones

Well, of course individuals at home do. When a young person comes to Bob Jones University he's coming, as it were, to a boot camp. We're training servants of Christ for his army, if you will.

James Hewitt

I was a tank squadron leader with the British army. And we led the British advance into Iraq and then back into Kuwait.

Lynn Chapman

The Army sent a chaplain and a casualty officer to the house. I answered the door and they were there.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Army

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797With the review of our Army establishment is naturally connected that of the militia.

John Adams

1797-1801In compliance with a law of the last session of Congress, the officers and soldiers of the temporary army have been discharged.

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Whether a regular army is to be raised, and to what extent, must depend on the information so shortly expected.

John Quincy Adams

1825-1829During the last summer a detachment of the Army has been usefully and successfully called to