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Does any military force in any nation NOT have separate officer and enlisted corps?

Wikipedia says, "Officers in nearly every country of the world are segregated from the enlisted," but there's no citation to pursue this further. I'm not counting paramilitary organizations, noncombatant organizations, non-governmental agencies, or non-state entities. I'm referring to navies, armies...
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Now You Know ....

 

1. Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?

 

A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of thi...
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☞Well, it’s that time of year again... so... Buttermilk Junction wishes all Happy National Accordion Month!

 

☞…And -- Wait for it… We also wish everyone a “Happy‽” National Migraine Headache Month!

 

☞T...
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I am starting a new supergroup, but I am going to have to travel to get my artists. I will list their stage names.
1) When am I traveling to collect my artists?
2) What is the name of the new supergroup?
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Trivia question (Multiple Choice)

 

Which organization below does the following apply to?

 

36 accused of spousal abuse

 

7 arrested for fraud

 

19 accused of writing bad checks

 

117 directly or indirectly b...
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Did you know? That Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite number of times. That's ok, neither did I.
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It's Trivia Time

Born into a family of Dutch Americans, who was the only US President to speak English as a second language?
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Do you remember performing cassette surgery?
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McDonald's November 1948. Hard to believe they are as old as I am!!
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A Few Presidential Firsts by Bill Bennett and John Cribb

 

On August 22, 1902, Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to ride in a car in public when he rolled through the streets of Hartfor...
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Presidential Trivia by Bill Bennett and John Cribb

 

Which president was born with the name Leslie Lynch King Jr.?

 

Hint: He was born July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska.

 

Still don’t know? You’ll find the answer below.

 

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Military facts are a dime a dozen, but here are some of our favorites!

 

1. For combat circumstances such as scouting for traps, hauling heavy gear, searching for survivors, underwater diving, taking victims to safety, and battle with enemy, the US Military uses a variety of robots. Drones, which are...
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Military Trivia for 21 February 2021: Military Films - Stripes, Question 3:

 

Which actress had roles in both the 1981 film "Stripes" and the 1980 movie "Private Benjamin"?

 

P.J. Soles
Sean Young
Goldie Hawn
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Military Trivia for 21 February 2021: Military Films - Stripes, Question 2:

 

In the 1981 film "Stripes," which 1960s hit song is used by Bill Murray's character and his fellow recruits as a military c...
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Military Trivia for 21 February 2021: Military Films - Stripes, Question 1:

 

What is the name of the fictional U.S. Army base where the early action in the film "Stripes" takes place?

 

Camp Swampy
Fort Arnold
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Military Trivia for 20 February 2021: Military in the News, Question 3:

 

Which country -- in a February 16, 2021 announcement by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern -- said it was withdrawing all of its mil...
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Military Trivia for 20 February 2021: Military in the News, Question 2:

 

The Czech gun manufacturer Ceska Zbrojovka Group announced, on February 13, 2021, that it was buying the parent company of what...
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Military Trivia for 20 February 2021: Military in the News, Question 1:

 

The U.S. Air Force, on February 15, 2021, said that the first U.K.-based F-35 Lightning II unit -- the 495th Fighter Squadron -...
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Military Trivia for 19 February 2021: United States Coast Guard, Question 3:

 

What was the name of the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve, created in 1942 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

 

WAVES
CRAGS
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Military Trivia for 19 February 2021: United States Coast Guard, Question 2:

 

What Hall of Fame football player also coached the Coast Guard Academy's football team to an undefeated season in 1963?

 

Sammy Baugh
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Military Trivia for 19 February 2021: United States Coast Guard, Question 1:

 

What American writer has a U.S. Coast Guard cutter named after him?

 

Tom Clancy
Alex Haley
Herman Wouk
Herman Melville
John Steinbeck
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Military Trivia for 18 February 2021: Military Quotes - Vietnam War, Question 3:

 

What military figure suggested that the U.S. should tell the North Vietnamese to "stop their aggression or we're going...
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Military Trivia for 18 February 2021: Military Quotes - Vietnam War, Question 2:

 

What politician said, "North Vietnam cannot defeat or humiliate the United States. Only Americans can do that"?

 

John Kennedy
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Military Trivia for 18 February 2021: Military Quotes - Vietnam War, Question 1:

 

Which 1960s public figure opined, "Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America, not on the battlefields of Vietnam"?

 

Noam Chomsky
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Military Trivia for 17 February 2021: Black History Month - Medal of Honor, Question 3:

 

James Anderson Jr. became the first African American Marine to receive the Medal of Honor after he jumped on a ...
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Military Trivia for 17 February 2021: Black History Month - Medal of Honor, Question 2:

 

Which one of the following African American soldiers did NOT ever receive a Medal of Honor for his WWII heroism?

 

Dorie Miller
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Military Trivia for 17 February 2021: Black History Month - Medal of Honor, Question 1:

 

Which U.S. Civil War soldier -- for his actions at the 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner -- was the first African Amer...
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Military Trivia for 16 February 2021: Civil War - Confederate Generals, Question 3:

 

What Confederate General, who authored a best-selling book on light infantry tactics, was nicknamed "Old Reliable"?

 

Leonidas Polk
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Military Trivia for 16 February 2021: Civil War - Confederate Generals, Question 2:

 

Which of the following Tennessee-born Confederate Generals was mortally wounded while leading his Mississippi Briga...
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Military Trivia for 16 February 2021: Civil War - Confederate Generals, Question 1:

 

What are the first and middle names of South Carolina General S.R. Gist, who served as an aide to General Barnard E...
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Military Trivia 15 February 2021: Cold War - Space Race, Question 3:

 

Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to fly in space, was married in 1963 to what Russian Cosmonaut?

 

Georgi Dobrovolski
Yuri Gagarin
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Military Trivia 15 February 2021: Cold War - Space Race, Question 2:

 

What was the name of the Russian dog that traveled aboard Sputnik 2 and became the first living creature into be launched into orbit?

 

Tsygan
Laika
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Military Trivia 15 February 2021: Cold War - Space Race, Question 1:

 

What Soviet cosmodrome, site of the first Sputnik launch, is the oldest space-launching facility in the world?

 

Voshkod
Buran
Plesetsk
Baikonur
Vostok
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Military Trivia 14 February 2021: Military Films; A Few Good Men, Question 3:

 

What future star of the television hospital show "E.R." has a role in the movie "A Few Good Men"?

 

Eriq La Salle
Anthony Edwards
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Military Trivia 14 February 2021: Military Films; A Few Good Men, Question 2:

 

In "A Few Good Men," the character Nathan R. Jessep, played by Jack Nicholson, holds what rank?

 

Major
Lieutenant
Colonel
Major General
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Military Trivia 14 February 2021: Military Films; A Few Good Men, Question 1:

 

The 1992 film "A Few Good Men," starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, centers around a murder that takes place at what naval base?

 

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Military Trivia 13 February 2021: Military in the News, Question 3:

 

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine JS Soryu made the news on February 8, 2021 for what reason?

 

Set depth record for manned submarine
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Military Trivia 13 February 2021: Military in the News, Question 2:

 

The two men and one woman rescued on February 9, 2021, by the U.S Coast Guard after being stranded on an island for 33 days were fro...
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Military Trivia 13 February 2021: Military in the News, Question 1:

 

The U.S. Air Force performed a flyover before Super Bowl LV at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. It consisted of three of what type of aircraft?

 

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Military Trivia 12 February 2021: Match the Battles to the War, Question 3:

 

The Battle of Cape Finisterre, the Battle of Emsdorf and the Battle of Minden were all part of which wide-ranging 18th century conflict?

 

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Military Trivia 12 February 2021: Match the Battles to the War, Question 2:

 

The Battle of Spion Kop, the Battle of Ladysmith and the Battle of Bergendal were all part of which 1899-1902 conflict?

 

First Opium War
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