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A United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card (also known as U.S. military ID, Geneva Conventions Identification Card, or less commonly abbreviated USPIC) is an identity document issued by the United States Department of Defense to identify a person as a member of the Armed Forces or a member's dependent, such as a child ...
10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. 6 × depth charge projectors. 2 × depth charge tracks. USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822) was a Gearing -class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard (1918–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry ...
The DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, generally referred to as a "DD 214", is a document of the United States Department of Defense, issued upon a military service member's retirement, separation, or discharge from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States (i.e., U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Coast ...
This article includes text in the public domain from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and from the United States Marine Corps. "Robert H. McCard". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History & Heritage Command, Department of the Navy. October 14, 2005. "Gunnery Sergeant Robert Howard McCard, USMC".
CDAT – Computerized Dumb Ass Tanker (M1 Abrams Crewmen) CDIAC – Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center. CDRUSPACOM – Commander United States Pacific Command. CENTCOM – Central Command (U.S. Military) CF – Cluster Fuck (always pronounced phonetically "Charlie Foxtrot") CHU – Containerized Housing Unit.
The military stress card was a rumored "Get out of jail free" card said to have allowed United States basic training recruits to halt their training at will by showing the card, probably originating with a United States Navy "Blues Card", a short-term experiment by the United States Navy to inform new recruits about available mental health resources.
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Army is the only branch of service to begin both officer and enlisted service numbers at No. 1. Marine Corps officer numbers also begin at No. 1 but Marine Corps enlisted numbers start much later at #20,001. There is also no service No. 1 in the Navy, Coast Guard, or Air Force although the earliest recorded Air Force officer number was No. 4.