MM - Military Medal MC - Military Cross RV - Rendezvous Point FRV - Final Rendezvous Point Tactics The "Four Fs" is a military term used in the United States military, especially during World War II. Designed to be easy to remember, the "Four Fs" are as follows: Find - Locate the enemy Fix - Pin them down with suppressing fire Flank - Send soldiers to the enemy's sides or rear Finish - Eliminate all enemy combatants The British Army uses the mnemonic "Perry Rat Likes Shooting Arseholes Regularly" as a way of remembering its Six Section Battle Drills (Squad Tactics): P - Prepare for battle R - Reaction to effective enemy fire (RTR (Return fire, Take cover, Return appropriate fire)) L - Locate the enemy S - Suppress the enemy A - Assault the enemy position R - Reorganise Alternatively, the British Army uses the mnemonic P.R.E.W.A.R. to remember the 6 section battle drills. These are: P-Preparation/Prep for battle R-Reaction to effective enemy fire E-Enemy Location W-Winning the Fire Fight A-Assaulting the enemy Position R-Reorganisation The seven Ps Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Military songs and bands Many armed forces, particularly the US Army, use songs as part of the training process, to help build morale and allow troops to train to a unified rhythm. Historically armies also went into battle led by a military band and such bands are still maintained in the armed forces today - albeit for mainly ceremonial purposes. Apart from the official side of music, fighting troops have always sung to keep up their morale and to ridicule the enemy, examples from the two world wars include: "Hitler has only got one ball" (Colonel Bogey) "It's a long way to Tipperary" "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag" "Gee, Mom, I Want to Go Home" "Mademoiselle from Armentières" Ranks Purpose Military ranks are necessary to identify the role of each serving individual and to show the hierarchy of command; however they can be obscure to non-military personnel and even comparing comparative ranks between different services is not always straightforward; the following pages detail these matters in more detail: Army ranks Navy ranks Air force ranks Comparative ranks Insignia Rank insignia is worn on military uniforms to identify the rank of the wearer and can involve such diverse elements as different uniforms, shoulder flashes, armbands and cap insignia. For more information,