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Learn about the pay grades used by the eight uniformed services of the U.S. military, from E-1 to O-10, and their corresponding ranks and benefits. Find out the differences between enlisted, warrant officer, and officer grades, and the special cases of cadets, midshipmen, and inchoate officers.
W-Day is the effective day the President takes the adversary decision to prepare for war (unambiguous strategic warning). It is one of the many military designations of days and hours used by NATO and the U.S. military.
The amount of pay varies according to the member's rank, time in the military, location duty assignment, and by some special skills the member may have. Pay will be largely based on rank, which goes from E-1 to E-9 for enlisted members, O-1 to O-10 for commissioned officers and W-1 to W-5 for warrant officers.
GS is the predominant pay scale for white collar federal employees in the US, with 15 grades and 10 steps. GS-13 is the mid-level range for top-level positions, such as senior managers, technical specialists, or physicians.
Several states have now sent absentee ballots to voters living overseas or serving in the military. The first mail-in ballots will go out Saturday in Maryland and New Jersey. "Vote early. Vote ...
This web page lists the years and places of U.S. military conflicts from colonial times to the present, with brief descriptions and links to more details. It also covers the conflicts with Native Americans, the American Revolution, the Cherokee wars, and the War of 1812.
High Year of Tenure (HYT) is the maximum number of years enlisted members may serve at a given rank without promotion. The Air Force HYT for E-4 through E-6 was increased by two years in July 2024 for those with a HYT date between October 2024 and January 2025.
Zulu time is the military time zone equivalent to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and is often referred to as the military time zone. Learn about the history, description and usage of the military time zones, which are named after the NATO phonetic alphabet letters.