Military — The 6 Branches
QUICK CHECK ANSWERS:
ARMY
1. 1775.
2. 479,785.
3. Army Reserve and Army National Guard.
4. 	Basic training; job training; and serve one week	-	
end each month and two weeks each year.   	
5. U.S. Department of Defense.
6. Each state.
7. 	a) 	Squad	 (10 soldiers).  	
 b) 	Platoon	 (16-44 soldiers).  	
 c) 	Battalion	 (300-1000 soldiers).  	
 d) 	Brigade	 (3,000-5,000 soldiers).  	
 e)) 	Corps	 (20,000-45,000 soldiers).	
AIR FORCE
1. 1947.
2. 327,8878.
3. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
4. 	a) 	Element 	is three to four members.  	
 b) 	Flight 	is 12-100 members.  	
 c) 	Squadron	 is three or more Flights.  	
 d) 	Group	 is several Squadrons.  	
 e) 	Wing	 is two or more Groups.	
NAVY
1. 1775.
2. 332,528.	 	
3. Navy Reserves.
4. a) Naval Militias.  
 b) Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard retir	-	
ees and volunteers.	
5. 	 a) 	Task	 (one single vessel).  	
 b) 	Squadron	 (small number of vessels).  	
 c) 	Task Group	 (different vessels to work to	-	
gether on the job).  	
 d) 	Battle Fleet	 (large number of different ves	-	
sels).  	
 e) 	Fleet	 (all vessels assigned to an region.  	
MARINE CORPS
1. 1775.
2. 186,009.
3. Marine Corps Reserve.	
4. GROUND MISSION:  
 1) 	Fire Team	 (4 Marines).  	
 2) 	Squad	 (3 Fire Teams).  	
 3) 	Rifle or Weapons Platoon	 (3 Squads).  	
 4) 	Rifle Company 	(3 Platoons).  	
 5) 	Battalion	 (3 Rifle Companies).  	
 6) 	Regiment 	(3 Battalions).  	
 7) 	Division	 (3 Regiments). 	
5.  a) Fire Team - Corporal.
 b) Squad - Corporal or Sergeant.
 c) Rifle/Weapon Platoon: Sergeant/Lieutenant.
 d) Rifle Company - Captain.
 e) Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel.
 f) Regiment - Colonel.
 g) Division - Major General.
6. AIR MISSION:  
 1) 	Squadron	 (6-15 aircraft).  	
 2) 	Group	 (4-6 Squadrons).  	
 3) 	Wings 	(3 or more Groups).	
COAST GUARD
1. 1790.
2. 40,830.
3. Coast Guard Reserves.
4. Department of Homeland Security.
5. Department of Defense.
6. a) To form a Coast Guard Auxiliary.  
 b) Nonmilitary workers.  
 c) Recreation boating safety; help Coast Guard.
7. Always ready.
SPACE FORCE
1. Directed Pentagon to plan for Space Force.
2. Headquarters for Department of Defense.
3. USSF
4. December 20, 2019.
5. 7,000.
6. Supervise and guard operations in outer space.
7. 	 For  war.	
8. California, Colorado, Florida.
9. Student's choice of 2 job areas.
10. Maybe your purpose on this planet is not on this 	
planet.	
11. Semper Supra (Always Above)
12.www.spaceforce.mil