30 facts about the American Fool Army
Huge antique submarine robots, the army did all this.
The army is one of the oldest and oldest institutions in America. It's been a 243 year old and the United States goes beyond the army than the next eight highest expenditure countries combined, it's not going soon soon.
In fact, thanks to its rich history, there is a wealth of trivia on the American army you may not know. If you are curious to learn more, we have collected 30 crazy facts on the US military, every incredible more incredible than the last one.
1 The army is older than the country
The measure of creating a unified continental army, to lead byGeorge Washington, was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1775. So technically the United States had had an army for one year more time than there is a country.
2 The army pioneered the modern guerrilla war
General Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion Modern pioneering war of a pioneer during the revolutionary war. He traveled the marsh trails and run his men in surprise attacks against British troops without a mistrust. Then they would also withdraw unexpectedly that their appearance.
3 George Washington chose the colors of the army's dress
George Washington has chosen the colors of the Army Dress in 1779. Although the army has tried many color schemes over the years, they came back in 2010 to the choice of Washington.
4 There were only five five-star generals in the army
The rank of a five-star general did not exist until 1944 and it was only given five men, including the former presidentDWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. The ranks were removed in 1981, when the last five-star surviving general,Omar Bradley, deceased.
5 The army tested chemical agents in the United States
In the 1950s and 1960s, the army used motorized blowers to blow cadmium zinc sulfide in the air on large sensations of the United States as part of the BAC operation (large coverage of the zone). The San Francisco Bay Region, Saint-Louis, parts of the Minnesota and the coast of South Carolina and Georgia have all been sprayed with the substance. Zinc cadmium sulphide has been used because it is a fluorescent, and the army is looking for a potential dispersion of chemical and biological weapons.
6 The air force was part of the army until 1946
Until 1947, the Air Force was the air force of the army. The 1947 National Security Act has become its own distinct branch of the armed forces.
7 The army has a special skeptic unit
Graduates of the University of Fort Leavenworth's military and cultural studies have been trained to play Devil's defenders to avoid groupthink traps that occurred in the army. Graduates of the program are called red adequaters.
8 One third of the soldiers of the Union Army were immigrants
The Union would have had a difficult period during the Civil War if it did not be for immigrants, who composed a third of the Army and African Americans, who were a tenth of soldiers. In fact, in a quarter of all regiments, the majority were composed of foreigners.
9 The first submarine was used by the army in the revolutionary war
The first submersible vehicle documented used in combat was theTurtle, which has been operated with controls by hand and pedals. TheTurtle Has been used in an unsuccessful attempt to sink a British ship moored at the island of Governors in New York.
10 The slogan Ranger was created during the invasion of Normandy
"The Rangers run the way" have been adopted as the slogan of the army's army during an exchange on Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion.General Norman Cota say toMAX SCHNEIDER MAJOR, "If your Rangers, head the way!"
11 Coca-Cola had engineers in the army at the Second World War
Coca-Cola PresidentRobert WoodruffSaid that all the soldiers of the Second World War should be able to get a bottle of coke for a nickel, all over the world, so Coca-Cola has created the technical observer program to get there. There were 148 technical observers, who supervised the sending and exploitation of 64 bottling plants. Technical observers had a rank of army officer and payroll, as well as uniforms with a special patch to identify them. They distributed more than 5 billion bottles of coke to the soldiers.
12 The Army employs more than a million people
Currently, the Army employs 476,000 regular armies, 343,000 National Army Guard and 199,000 Army Reserves for a total of 1,018,000 people in uniform, in more than 330,000 civilian people.
13 The army is responsible for the rays
Aerial Corps of the US ArmyLieutenant General John MacCreedyBausch & Lomb asked to make glasses for his pilots who would block the sun's rays and reduce their nausea and headaches, and therefore the company Ray-Ban was formed.
14 Swastika was a sleeve badge until the Second World War
The 45th infantry used aswastika Like sleeve badges to honor their many amateur Aboriginal members, for whom it was a good luck symbol. Once the symbol has been co-opted by the Nazis, the infantry has abandoned the symbol and has settled on the use of the Thunderbird as insignia afterwards.
15 The army dropped 64 million pounds of nerves and mustard agents in the ocean
In addition to nervous agents and mustard, 400,000 chemical bombs, rockets and terrestrial mines have also been dropped to at least 26 different spots off the coast. The dumping took place after the Second World War and continued until 1970. The army is not entirely safe where all the weapons were thrown away.
16 Psyops redeeing enemies by calling them "Lady Men"
Psyops would attract enemies in Afghanistan in fighting they could not win by calling them "Loose dogs" and "Lady Men".
17 The army uses impoverished uranium bullets
Depleted uranium ammunition can drill armored vehicles. The energy released during the impact creates a heat that causes the bullets. Thus, when a turn does it inside a shielded vehicle, it can also ignite all ammunition inside the vehicle, as well as fuel, which kills the crew and can even explode the vehicle .
18 The father of the army was gay
The original army was a Ragtag team for people in need of serious training. A Prussian officer namedBaron Friedrich von Steuben Was considered the Inspector General of the Army and taught soldiers of exercises, tactics and military disciplines. At the time, he was hired, he fleeing France, where the French clergy was demanding, he received a punishment of being homosexual.
19 An entire island of people lost home for a military base
All the inhabitants of the island of Diego Garcia, out of more than 1,000 in total, were expelled by the British government to make room for a US military base to build. The inhabitants were transferred to Mauritius, mainly in the slums. Mauritius accepted only the islanders after the payment of £ 650,000.
20 There are currently about 500 dogs in the army
Military work dogs or MWDs are trained at various attack, detection and patrol methods. Dogs can also specialize in narcotics or explosive detection. Dogs must undergo 16 hours of training each month, in addition to quarterly evaluations.
21 The army has 24,000 square miles of land
If all the land belonging to the army was a state, it would be the most important state of the nation.
22 There are military bases in at least 74 countries
The total number of military bases in the world is about 800 years old, which is probably more than any other country or empire has been in all history.
23 The project was created during the Second World War to increase the size of the army
The selective service was not always around. It was created by the selective law on the service of 1917 to increase the size of the army for the First World War of the First World War, there was a project, but a person written could hire a substitute for fighting Their place and the law on selective service got rid of this provision. Prior to the success of the law, the army had only 121,000 members. At the end of the war, 2.7 million men were written.
24 16 presidents served in the army
In total, 31 presidents served in the United States Armed Forces and 16 of them, includingTheodore Roosevelt, served in the army specifically. Of these 31, 24 presidents served during the war time.
25 The army was the last branch to adopt an official song
"The army is always there" bySam Stept Was almost the official song of the army, but it looked too much like "I have a charming group of coconut", so it did not make the cup. Finally, 181 years after his foundation, the army settled on "the army will roll", a song was heading towards the melody of a melody of artillery, like his official song in 1956, which makes it The last branch of the armed forces to adopt a song.
26 Hundreds of battery stacks need to supply a short mission
For a 30 men infantry pack to conduct a 3-day mission, they must wear 400 pounds of batteries to power all their equipment.
27 The army mapped a large part of America
When the army did not fight in the wars, they were at the country's mapping. In fact, the officers of the army and the non-commissioned officers made the expedition of Lewis and Clark who contributed to the map on the unexplored territory of the American West.
28 Washington was not looking forward to the command of the army
George Washington was not sure he was fit for the task of ordering the army. He expressed reluctance to the suggestion he should drive, and he thought he could not have the experience and the skills required to do the job.
29 The army shot 1,400 artillery in Los Angeles
The Grand Los Angeles Air Raid 1942 had the military shot 1400 the anti-air artillery, as well as countless caliber tours .50 to an enemy plane. However, it appeared that everyone "enemy aircraft" had shot at was a lost weather balloon. No itching fingertips Doubt created by the Attack on Pearl Harbor have helped to supply the excessive reaction.
30 Huge robot walking was created by the army in 1968
The army has invented a huge robot called an infantry walking truck helps transport equipment on rugged terrain. The robot, also called CAM (Cybernetic Anthropomorph Machine) has been controlled by the movements of the hands and feet that have been tasted with hydraulic valves. Cam weighed 3000 pounds and was exhausting to use, operators can not control for limited amounts of time. And if you are interested in tech out of time that do not get outdated, check out15 King Style Accessories Never Knew You Needed.
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