combat arms
Direct engagement forces
Combat arms refers to military branches whose primary mission is direct engagement with enemy forces.
Infantry, armor, and artillery are the traditional combat arms, distinguished from combat support (engineers, signals) and combat service support (logistics, medical).
The term carries prestige within military culture: He wanted a combat arms assignment, not a desk job.
- commandoSpecial operations soldier
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- fire supportMilitary weapons assistance
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
close quarters · direct fire · cavalry · phalanx · shock troops · infantry · armor · riflemen · paratrooper · marine · armored divisions · tank crew · sharpshooter · musketeer · mechanized infantry · boots on the ground · front line · private
combat armslogistics
Coordination of complex activities
medical corps · rear echelon · sustainment · administrative services · military police
combat armspeacekeeping
Preventing or ending conflict
diplomacy · peace · disarmament · demilitarization · humanitarian aid
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