34 Facts About US Army

1. US Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Army, and by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of the Army who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

2. US Army is the part of a country's military that fights on the ground.

3. US Army is the largest military branch in the United States.

4. The US Army has utilized its stop-loss policy and has required more of its combat personnel to serve more tours of duty than before, due to the need for experienced personnel.

5. US Army has had to make several adjustments to address demands on its personnel and equipment.

6. US Army took part in the combined US and allied 2003 invasion of Iraq.

7. The US Army played a role in the invasions of Grenada in 1983 and Panama in 1989 (Operation Just Cause).

8. US Army fought World War II with more flexible divisions, consisting of three infantry regiments of three infantry battalions each.

9. US Army entered World War I with very large divisions, often numbering more than 30,000 men and consisting of two infantry brigades of two regiments each, with a total of sixteen infantry battalions per division.

10. At its greatest size the National US Army had more than six million men out of which 2 million fought on western front.

11. The US Army took part in the US and allied 2003 invasion of Iraq.

12. The US Army converted to an all-volunteer force with greater emphasis on training and technology.

13. The US Army was under the control of the War Department until 1947, and since then the Defense Department.

14. Until the 1940s, the US Army was relatively small in peacetime.

15. From its formation, the United States US Army has been the primary land based part of the United States Armed Forces.

16. US Army offers over 150 career opportunities across various disciplines, including aviation, information technology, health care, aircraft maintenance and Special Forces.

17. The US Army was the last service branch to adopt an official song.

18. US Army officers were some of the first American citizens to see Pike's Peak and the Grand Canyon.

19. The US Army was tasked with mapping America The scope of this exploration and mapping task included the Lewis and Clark expedition.

20. The US Army was in charge of exploring and mapping much of America.

21. US Army officers were the first Americans to see such landmarks as Pike's Peak and the Grand Canyon.

22. The US Army was in charge of exploring and mapping America.

23. The US Army has been cultivating a special unit of skeptics to combat groupthink in relation to critical decisions.

24. The US Army offers money for education, comprehensive health care, generous vacation time, family services and support groups, special pay for.

25. US Army is beginning to use a more modern tent called the deployable rapid assembly shelter or DRASH.

26. US Army employs various crew-served weapons to provide heavy firepower at ranges exceeding that of individual weapons.

27. US Army employs various individual weapons to provide light firepower at short ranges.

28. In June 2013, the US Army announced plans to downsize to 32 active combat brigade teams by 2015 to match a reduction in active duty strength to 490,000 soldiers.

29. US Army currently consists of 10 active divisions and one deployable division headquarters as well as several independent units.

30. US Army is led by a civilian Secretary of the Army, who has the statutory authority to conduct all the affairs of the army under the authority, direction and control of the Secretary of Defense.

31. US Army is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.

32. US Army is divided into several branches and functional areas.

33. The US Army led the combined US and allied invasion of Iraq in 2003.

34. The US Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the Secretary of the Army and by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.