Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Happy 242nd Birthday U.S. Army

Did you know that today is the Army’s 242nd birthday? The U.S. Army was founded on June 14, 1775 this was over a year before we signed the declaration of independence. At that time, the Continental Congress authorized expert riflemen for enlistment to serve the colonies for one year.
On June 15th George Washington was made Commander and Chief. He officially took command in Boston on July 3, 1775.
This year’s theme is “Over There! A celebration of The World War I Soldier” in recognition of the 100 year anniversary of World War I.
Interesting Army Facts
·         During World War II, supporting one soldier on the battlefield took one gallon of fuel per day. Today, the Army uses more than 22 gallons per day, per soldier.
·         The Army has a total of 1.1 million soldiers in its ranks and more than 400,000 civilians and contracted employees. If the military branch was a city, the Army would represent the fourth largest city in the United States.
·         * The Army has 158 installations worldwide; more than 132,000 miles of infrastructure for electric, gas, sewer and water; and over one billion square feet of office space.
·         * The Army owns more than 15 million acres of land across the United States, or about 24,000 square miles which, if the Army was a state, it would be the 42nd largest.

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