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An enlisted evaluation report (EER) is an evaluation form used by the United States Army. The Army commissioned officer equivalent is the officer evaluation report (OER). The United States Navy equivalent is the fitness report (FITREP). The United States Air Force equivalent is the enlisted performance report (EPR).
ATEC is a direct reporting unit of the U.S. Army responsible for testing and evaluating Army equipment. It has various test centers and subordinate commands throughout the U.S. and Hawaii, and conducts tests for military and civilian customers.
The XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) is a U.S. military program to replace the Beretta M9 and the SIG Sauer M11 pistols. The program was delayed several times and finally awarded to SIG Sauer in 2017, with the M17 and M18 versions of the P320 as the winners.
JCIDS is a capabilities-based approach to requirements generation that considers the needs of all US military services and combatant commanders. It involves a joint quarterly readiness review, a functional analysis, and a proposal sponsor document to define and prioritize capability gaps and solutions.
OCS is a 12-week course that trains and commissions potential officers of the U.S. Army, Reserve, and National Guard. It is one of several ways of becoming a U.S. Army officer, and has a history of branch-specific and branch-immaterial programs since World War II.
ASVAB stands for Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, a multiple choice test used to determine qualification for enlistment in the U.S. Armed Forces. It consists of nine sections, each measuring different skills and knowledge, and produces an AFQT score and various composite scores for different military occupations.
The United States Army began a systematic, 16-week program to train individual Soldiers when it entered World War I in 1917. [8] The Army established more than 30 training camps to prepare state troops and new recruits. [9] Due to the urgent need to aid France, training was more focused on mobilization than combat training. [10]
The Q Course is the initial formal training program for entry into the US Army Special Forces, also known as Green Berets. It consists of four phases: Preparation, Assessment and Selection, Orientation, and Qualification, and lasts between 56 and 95 weeks depending on the candidate's job field and language skills.