Are US military records public?

Military personnel records are open to the public 62 years after they leave the military. Records of any veteran who separated from the military 62 (or more) years ago can be ordered by anyone for a copying fee (detailed below under “cost”). See Access to Military Records by the General Public for more details.

What was the current Army strenght around 1982 / 83?

All the people who had waffled on for four pages of typed or printed (computers were generally a luxury in 1987) A4 got zero marks because the point of the assignment was to present the information requested in an appropriate manner. EDIT: my figure relates entirely to regular army.

What was the total number of soldiers in the UK in 1990?

In 1990, the total number of UK Service personnel including Ghurkas was 305,700. This was just before the forces lost around 40% of the total manpower due to the cold war legacy. So I reckon the figure of 300,000 you remember was the total including RAF, RN as well as the Army.

What was the name of the British Army in the 1980s?

(h)Throughout the 1980s there was wild talk of forming a 2 (Br) Corps during the build-up to war. This would primarily be responsible for 2nd Infantry Division and other units and formations reinforcing from the UK, plus one of the three Armoured Divisions (3rd Armoured Division being the most likely).

When was the 25 Engineer Regiment added to the Army?

25 Engineer Regiment was added in 1985, though it only had x2 Field Squadrons. (e) 32 Armoured Engineer Regiment had x3 Armoured Engineer Squadrons (ME CWBR-31). (f) 664 Sqn AAC was chiefly tasked with supporting the Recce Regiments of the Corps ‘Covering Force’ and was uniquely equipped with only Gazelle helicopters.

Why was the US Army in Europe in the 1980’s?

This was intended as an experimental test-bed formation for new technology, with a particular specialisation in rapid deployment by air and as such had large numbers of TOW-armed HMMWV in lieu of tanks. In the late 1980s it was given the role of reinforcing the Danish-German LandJut Command. US Army in Europe (USAREUR) 1980-1989

What was the timeline of US military operations?

1 Pennamite–Yankee War (1769–84) 2 Oconee War (1784) 3 Burr conspiracy (1804–07) 4 Chesapeake – Leopard Affair (1807) 5 Little Belt Affair (1811) 6 Railroad Wars (1853–55) 7 Sinking of the General Sherman (1866) 8 Fenian raids (1866) 9 Brooks–Baxter War (1873) 10 Virginius affair (1873)

Why did the US send troops to Grenada in 1983?

1983 Grenada –On October 25, 1983, President Reagan reported a landing on Grenada by Marines and Army airborne troops to protect lives and assist in the restoration of law and order and at the request of five members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.