What does PFC mean in army terms?
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PFC means Private First Class. The only other service which has a rank designation of PFC is the Marine Corp, but there is a difference in the two. In the Army PFC is an E3 in the Marine Corp a PFC is an E2. It is basically a rank in the army, like sergeant or corporal.
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e-1 means the lowest enlisted pay grade\n\nFR refers to Fireman Recruit, which is Navy\n\nSeaman, Airman, and Fireman are the three main "non-rates" there are a few others
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PF is points for, how many points a team makes. PA is points against, how many points a team allowed.
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In the Army, it means Rest and Recuperation - NOT Rest and Relaxation.\n\nA soldier can relax anywhere, but often needs the alcohol and hookers found in the rear to recuperate. :-)
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I believe it meant Wagoneer.  Many men had this designation and were in the support batallions.  Support would have meat bringing supplies to the front.  They would have been in wagons and carts.  Therefore these men would have been assinged to these wagons, loading and unloading them.
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I don't know the US, but maybe this will help: (British, I think)\n(In ascending order) st\nPrivate\nLance Corporal\nCorporal\nSargent\nCompany Quarter Master Sargent\nCompany Sargent Major\nJunior Commissioned Officer\nCommissioned Officer\n2nd Lieutenant\nLieutenant\nCaptain\nMajor\nLt-Colonel\nColonel\nBrigadier\nBrigadier General\nMajor General\nLt. General\nGeneral\nField Marshal
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Yes, a single soldier is at times called troop. Troop, trooper, soldier, maggot, pin head, moron, idiot all mean the same thing when they come out of a sergeants mouth.
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Privates have no command function unless ordered otherwise or if every NCO is dead and a PFC is left.\n\nPFCs (Private First Class) have been known to lead fire-teams in combat situations, but this isn't common. A fire team is four men nowadays- one machine gunner, a loader, a grenadier, and a spotter/rifleman.\n\nLance Corporals and Corporals serve in Fire Teams but can also lead them.\n\nSeargents are in charge of Fire Teams or Squads, depending on their seniority and sub-class (Master Sgt, Staff Sgt, Sgt. Major, Gunnery Seargent). Squads are two or three fireteams.\n\nLieutenants lead platoons (three or four squads, around 40 men), or act as second in command for companies or platoons.\n\nCaptains lead companies (2 platoons, around 100 men).\n\nMajors are often administrative jobs, but they can lead battalions, although it doesn't happen a lot.\n\nLight colonels (aka half colonel, lieutenant colonels) and full colonels (aka bird colonels) lead battalions, which is four companies of 400 men or more. It used to be that full colonels lead regiments of 1000 men, but fighting has evolved past using such large numbers.\n\nBrigadiers lead brigades of around 3000 men, but they can be assigned to any task. This applies to all other generals.\n\nMajor generals often are in charge of divisions, which can be as many as 10,000 troops. Lieutenant generals also can lead divisions.\n\nFour stars are never in command roles.
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I was in JROTC when I was in high school...met some cool people.\nWhat is "Af"JROTC?
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I think it is a type of military term. Foir example if your are going to a military graduation someone would give the Pass Out parade speach.
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When I was in the armed forces, the Canadians & us (the U.S.)equated an Army Captain with a Naval Lieutenant.\n\nPS In the U.S. Navy there's also a Lieut. Junior Grade (JG) equal to an Army 1st Lieut & a Navy Ensign equal to an Army 2nd Lieut. If memory serves, these used to go by "sub" & "acting sub" in the Canadian Navy. Of course this was \nsome years ago.\n\nPSS Ensign is not slang. It is an official rank.
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It is the US Marines, my father is one. They are a very highly regarded branch of the military, known for having an incredible brotherhood,  and for their loyalty and honor. They are usually called first to arrive in any situation, and are the last to leave. Their motto is Semper Fidelis is Latin for "always faithful".  Usually shortened to Semper Fi.\nHope that helps.
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Its something like Army, Navy and Airforce in general.
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its WW2 slang...officers aid.
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4-F- Exemption from military service \ndue to mental or physical disability \n\nMental abilities such as depression, hallucinations, sleep disorders.
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private\nprivate(2)\nprivate first class\ncorporal or specialist(corporl has leadership responsibilties, specialist doesn't)\nsergeant\nstaff sergeant\nSergeant first class\nmaster sergeant\nsergeant major\n\nfor officers it goes\n2nd lieutenant\n1st lieutenant\ncaptain\nmajor\nlieutenant colonel\ncolonel\nbrigadier general\nmajor general\nlieutenant general\ngeneral
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Here is a best guess:  AG= Army Garrison, USARPAC= U.S. Army Pacific, 12th DPU= D???? Processing Unit\n\nPossibly a replacement unit or re-deployment unit during the Vietnam era.