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TO LEARN SOME AP STYLE with Pvt. Punctuation!

TO LEARN SOME AP STYLE with Pvt. Punctuation!. Military Titles (Army) Enlisted. Sergeant Major – Sg t. Maj. First Sergeant – 1 st Sgt. Master Sergeant – Master Sgt. Sergeant First Class – Stg. 1 st Class Staff Sergeant – Staff Sgt. Sergeant – Sgt. Corporal – Cpl. Specialist – Spc.

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TO LEARN SOME AP STYLE with Pvt. Punctuation!

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  1. TO LEARN SOME AP STYLE with Pvt. Punctuation!

  2. Military Titles (Army)Enlisted Sergeant Major – Sgt. Maj. First Sergeant – 1st Sgt. Master Sergeant – Master Sgt. Sergeant First Class – Stg. 1st Class Staff Sergeant – Staff Sgt. Sergeant – Sgt. Corporal – Cpl. Specialist – Spc. Private First Class – Pfc. Private – Pvt.

  3. Military Titles (Army)Officers General – Gen. Lieutenant General – Lt. Gen. Major General – Maj. Gen. Brigadier General – Brig. Gen. Colonel – Col. Lieutenant Colonel – Lt. Col. Major – Maj. Captain – Capt. First Lieutenant – 1st Lt. Second Lieutenant – 2nd Lt.

  4. Military Units Use Arabic figures (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and capitalize the key words when linked with the figures, such as: 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 1st Infantry Division 75th Ranger Regiment

  5. Any way you use it, they all mean: BUSTED Court-martial Court-martialed Courts-martial

  6. Awards and Decorations Medal of Honor Bronze Star Purple Heart Capitalize them! (There is no such thing as the Congressional Medal of Honor)

  7. Capitalize when referring to U.S. forces only • The U.S. Army • The Army • Army Policy • Don’t use the abbreviation USA • The French army • The U.S. Navy/ The U.S. Marine Corps • The Navy • He is a Marine. • Don’t use the abbreviations USN or USMC • The British navy • Don’t call Marines soldiers. Instead, use the generic “troops.” They’ll get angry. Army Navy/Marines

  8. al-Qaida International Taliban Afghanistan Hamas Palestine Hezbollah Lebanon

  9. Big Boom WMD Acceptable on second reference for weapons of mass destruction. Don’t use to refer to a single weapon. Don’t use “WMDs” or “WMD’s”.

  10. Capitalize only when referring to a specific unit. Front 250,000+ Army Group 60,000+ Corps 30,000+ Division 10,000+ Brigade 4,000+ Regiment 2,000+ Battalion 300-1000 Company 70-250 Platoon 25-60 Squad 8-16 5-star General General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Captain Lieutenant Sergeant Unit Strength Led by

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