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Defense Primer - Military Officers Topic of White Paper From CRS
January 08, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10685) on Jan. 7, 2026, by military personnel specialist Kristy N. Kamarck and senior research librarian Carly A. Miller.

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Defense Primer: Military Officers

Grade and Rank

The Armed Forces are hierarchical organizations with clearly defined levels of authority. The different levels for officers . . .

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