Question about the Russian Army's officer cadre???
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He is Full of shi*zky
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Many things r possible.  What about his assertion that Beslan was carried out under FSB orders?  That wouldn't surprise me at all.  There's no doubt this guy appears to have enemies who kill people at will.  Saw some guy in CNN saying they'd found his name on an underworld hit list.  Now that smells fishy.\n\nSo much power, so little reponsibility; so many laws, so little justice.  Bummer :-(.
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It is now sort of done by a computer program called NICKA.  That somehoe stands for Code Word, Nickname, and Exercise System.\n\nBasically every command (i.e. CENTCOM or EUCOM) is assigned a 2 letter sequence and the commanding officer of the op picks the names, which must then be approved by the Joint Chiefs.\n\nIt's actually pretty convaluted.  The link provided doesn't specifically mention current Iraq and Afghani operations, but you can get the idea and a bit of history behind it.
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Name Number of personnel Number of subordinate units Officer in charge \nCorps 30,000+ 2 divisions Lieutenant General \nDivision 10,000–20,000 2-3 brigades Major General \nBrigade 2000–5000 2+ battalions Brigadier \nBattalion 300–1000 2–6companies Colonel \nCompany 150–300 3–6 platoons Captain \nPlatoon 30–40 n/a Lieutenant
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The russian marines are most proffesional. they have still the old communist disclipline
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Assuming that they are all the same pay grade, say O-3, it would depend on whose turf they were on.  If they on the space shuttle, he commands.  On the Navy ship, it would be Navy guys final word.  If they are on neutral territory, it would most likely be who ever has the best leadership skills.  Which usually is connected to time in grade.  The more time in grade, the more experience you have and the better you would be at leading.  At the same time, any troops assigned to each O-3 would answer only to that one officer, no matter who is calling the shots.
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C'mon!!! Surely your comrades in the mighty KGB can tell you that??? You don't need Yahoo Answers to help you. The KGB's supposed to know all this!
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Should these persons be able to speak Russian?\n\nWould this delegation be in Zurich anyway? What's the aim?\n\nI have banking experience, partly also with Basle2. However, I would recommend to contact the specialists of one of the two largest Swiss banks - UBS or Credit Suisse.\n\nGreetings from Switzerland
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NCO's are the backbone of the Army, they are very well respected or should be, and have gone up through the ranks so they know all about the job, most Officers look up to them when they 1st come out of Sandhurst as NCO's have knowledge and experiance. If you want to know more about NCO's or the Army go to MoD website.
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If you're in the service, I'd talk to your unit's admin rep. They'll be able to at least give some pointers. Some agancies can be entered while still on active duty. A temporary "on loan" or liason basis?  CIA/NSA for example sometimes use military intelligence personnel. The C.D.C. can borrow experts from USAMRIID.
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I think the FSB (successor organisation to the KGB) did it, but they might not have bothered to ask Putin for permission. Some of the old-school types in the FSB wouldn't think twice about liquidating a troublemaker.
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you will be unable to get any information about the Officer unless you are an immediate relative such as a spouse, parent or sibling.  \n\ntry googling your friend's name.
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One officer who is afraid of his own troops because of his own misconduct.\n\nThese losers have been claiming that they are the 'tip of the iceberg' for 3 years.\n\nFor a reality check - simply look at the Army's re-enlistment numbers.  If there were as many disgruntled soldier as you hope - the Army would not be 15% over this years goal for re-enlisting troops already.
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army has one...got it 97th ARCOM (97th Army Reserve Command).  Trust me on this none of these people know what they are talking about.
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Perhaps, this edited Wikipedia reference will shed some light.  Stars don't seem to be awarded but rather seem to be conferred on a position.\n\nA Général d'Armée (General of Army) is the highest active military rank of the French Army.\n\nOfficially, Général d'armée is not a rank, "but a position and style" bestowed on some Généraux de division (which is the highest substantive rank) in charge of important commands, such as chief of staff of the army, or chiefs of general staff.\n\nA French General of the Army displays FIVE STARS on a shoulder board, with a SIXTH STAR authorized for the General of the Army in command of the Paris sector.\n\n\nOnly a Marshal of France is higher; however Marshal is considered to be a position of distinction rather than an actual military rank. A SEVENTH STAR may be displayed on the General of the Army insignia by a Marshal of France.
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The Brits, and the world community will allow Scotland Yard to make a show, but we both know nothing will result from their investigation.\n\nI seem to remember the infamous "Poisoned Umbrella" hit from many years back; this assassination too had all the hallmarks of Russian intrigue and involvement-- and it also remains unsolved.\n\nWorld powers, and their henchmen, generally skate on these types of acts.\n\n\nToo bad I don't read Cyrillic- I need a translation for the answer below
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The rank is not ceremonial but is only given in times of war.  There is no pay raise for the rank O-10 is the highest you can get paid and thats not too bad $14158.30 per month oh yeah and because Generals cut their own orders it will probably be tax free.  Thats 170,000 per year not bad huh