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Infantry - The Queen of Battle. These are the soldiers on the ground,
who get up close to the enemy and fight with rifles, rocket launchers,
and grenades. They can fight dismounted (on foot) or in Infantry
Fighting Vehicles alongside tanks. |
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Air Defense Artillery - They defend the
third dimension of the battlefield -- the air and space above --
against incoming enemy aircraft and missiles. |
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Adjutant Generals Corps - They are
responsible for keeping track of people and records. They also act as
the Army's post office. |
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Armor - The Combat Arm of Decision. The
M1A1 main battle tank weighs 70+ tons and can go 42 mph over rough
terrain. The 120mm main gun is so large that you could fit your fist in
the barrel. |
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Aviation - This branch has both fixed-wing
airplanes and helicopters. Cargo and utility helicopters ferry troops
and equipment around the battlefield. Attack helicopters perform a
close air support role, meaning they provide covering fire for friendly
troops and destroy enemy tanks. |
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Chaplain Corps - Chaplains attend to the
spiritual needs of our soldiers. They also act as the gauge of a unit's
morale and are in charge of counseling soldiers and their families. |
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Chemical Corps - They are the Army's
subject matter experts on Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical weapons. |
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Corps of Engineers - They build everything
from houses and buildings to bridges and airfields. In war, they build
minefields and trenches to protect friendly troops from the oncoming
enemy and also create routes through enemy obstacles for our troops to
attack through. |
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Field Artillery - The King of Battle. The
field artillery shoots surface to surface rockets, missiles, and
projectiles at the enemy. They can attack ground targets up to 180
miles away. |
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Finance Corps - The Finance Corps is very
important, as they see that service-members get paid. The Finance Corps
has a complex job - base pay, overseas housing allowance, travel pay,
temporary duty pay, dislocation allowance, family separation pay,
combat zone tax exclusion and hostile fire pay, as well as airborne
jump status pay, are just a few of the different types of payment in
the military. |
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Judge Advocate Generals Corps - These are
the army's lawyers, working either in prosecuting, defense, or
administrative law. |
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Medical Services Corps - The Medical
Service Corps are patient administrators, run hospitals and clinics,
and provide patient care on the battlefield. This also includes "dust
off" pilots who fly medical evacuation helicopters. |
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Military Intelligence - By analyzing
satellite photographs, intercepted radio communications, and other
forms of intelligence, they provide Army commanders with vital
battlefield information. They can find enemy strengths and weaknesses,
as well as where the enemy is, and what they are doing. |
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Military Police - This is the police force
for the military. The men and women of the Military Police keep law and
order on bases, posts, and the battlefield. |
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Ordnance - The Ordnance Corps is
responsible for keeping the Army's combat forces moving and shooting -
they supply ammunition as well as keep our vehicles and equipment in
fighting shape. |
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Quartermaster - The Quartermaster Corps
plans and directs activities that supply soldiers with everything they
may need throughout the world. Items such as food, water, petroleum,
repair parts, weapon systems, etc. are all moved and distributed by the
Quartermasters. The Corps also tests and updates new equipment and
weapons. |
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Special Forces - Officers cannot get into Special Forces until they
have been in the Army at least three years because "SF" takes only the
best, brightest, and most experienced soldiers. Special Forces conduct
unconventional warfare missions worldwide, as well as training
indigenous soldiers of other nations and helping local people to
maintain democracy. |
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Signal Corps - The Army's Signal Corps is
what keeps the Army in communication. They keep the radios, cellular
phones, and satellite communications up and running. The Signal Corps
is also in charge of surveillance operations. Without communications,
the Army could not shoot or move effectively, and the mission would not
be accomplished. |
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Transportation Corps - This branch ships
the Army's equipment all over the world by truck, railroad, and ship. |
