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Introduction Mouse-holing is a tactic used in urban warfare in which soldiers create access to adjoining rooms or buildings by blasting or tunnelling through a wall. The tactic is used to avoid open streets since advancing infantry, caught in enfilade, are easily targeted by machine-gun and sniper fire. Another purpose… Read more »

Introduction Door breaching is a process used by military, police, or emergency services to force open closed or locked doors. A wide range of methods are available depending on the door’s opening direction (inward or outward), construction materials, etc., and one or more of these methods may be used in… Read more »

Introduction The company sergeant major (CSM) is a military rank and the senior non-commissioned (NCO) soldier of a company in the armies of many Commonwealth countries, responsible for administration, standards and discipline. In combat, their prime responsibility is the supply of ammunition to the company. They also oversee the distribution… Read more »

Introduction Regimental quartermaster sergeant (RQMS) is a military rank in some militaries and an appointment in others. Battalion quartermaster sergeant (BQMS) is the term usually used in infantry units and RQMS in non-infantry units. Ireland Battalion quartermaster sergeant (BQMS, ceathrúsháirsint cathláin in Irish) is a rank in the Irish Army… Read more »

Introduction Company quartermaster sergeant is a military rank or appointment. Canada A company quartermaster sergeant (CQMS) in the Canadian Forces is the non-commissioned officer (NCO) in a company who is in charge of supplies. The CQMS also serves as the deputy to the company sergeant major and is the second… Read more »

Introduction In the United States Armed Forces, the military ranks of warrant officer (grade W-1) and chief warrant officer (grades CW-2 to CW-5; NATO: WO1-CWO5) are rated as officers above all non-commissioned officers, candidates, cadets, and midshipmen, but subordinate to the lowest officer grade of O-1 (NATO: OF-1). This application… Read more »

Introduction Modern militaries cannot do without night vision equipment. Nigh vision equipment plays a vital role in many military operations/tasks and expands a military’s (offensive and defensive) capabilities on operations and the battlespace. Night vision equipment is used by military personnel to aid them cope with assigned tasks and complete… Read more »

Introduction Warrant officer (WO) is a rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the commissioned officer ranks, the most senior of the non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranks, or… Read more »

Introduction This is an article sponsored by USANA Health Sciences. Fitness comes in many forms, and the way people train often depends on their goals, lifestyle, and physical needs. Military fitness and traditional fitness may share some similarities, but their approach, intensity, and structure are different. Military training is designed… Read more »

Introduction A troop sergeant major (TSM) is the senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO) in a Royal Artillery troop of the British Army, usually holding the military rank of warrant officer class 2. This differs from a cavalry troop or infantry platoon, in which the highest-ranking NCO is usually a sergeant. Troop… Read more »