Efficiency and clarity in communications require the use of simple and consistent unit designations. The designation of a unit usually consists of a number, a branch or function, and a level of command. Where the designation includes a parenthetical identification, that portion not in parentheses is the official designation. Redesignation of a unit is not required when a change is made in the parenthetical identification. When further identification of the type of unit is desirable, additional descriptive words may be added parenthetically.
Armies are numbered in series beginning with "First." Examples: First United States Army, Fifth United States Army. Corps are numbered in series beginning with Roman numeral Examples: I Corps, XVIII Airborne Corps. Divisions; brigades (except those organic to divisions); regiments; groups; battalions; squadrons; separate companies, troops, batteries, platoons, and detachments; and other separate units are numbered in series within a branch, beginning with " 1st. " Examples: 1st Infantry Division, 2d Field Artillery, 3d Transportation Battalion, 4th Medical Detachment.
Brigades that are organic to divisions will normally be numbered in series within the division beginning with "1st." Example: 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Parent regiments organized under the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) or U.S. Army Regimental System (USARS) consist of a variable number of active elements, depending upon Army force structure requirements. The word" regiment " is usually understood and not included in a unit's official designation. Examples: 1st Battalion, 3d Infantry; 3d Battalion, 3d Infantry.
Within battalions and squadrons the headquarters element is designated headquarters company, detachment, battery, or troop, as appropriate. Other elements of the battalion or squadron is ordinarily be lettered alphabetically, beginning with " A. " Separate lettered companies, batteries, or troops may be organized within parent regiments. These units are considered to be separate elements of the parent regiment. Examples: Battery A, 94th Field Artillery; Company E, 51st Infantry; Troop D, 5th Cavalry.
Units organized containing separate platoons or higher headquarters cells are designated according to the highest cell used. Examples: 39th Transportation Battalion and 28th Transportation Platoon, both organized under TOE 55-500H. When no headquarters cell is used and the unit consists of one or more cells, it will be designated as a detachment. Words descriptive of the unit's predominant functions may be added parenthetically. Where no function predominates in a service-type unit, the word " service "may be used parenthetically in lieu of a specific function. Example: 65th Military Police Platoon (Service).
When elements of a unit are split, that is, operating independently or away from the parent unit, the elements will be numbered consecutively beginning with " 1. "Examples: Detachment 1, 169th Engineer Company; Detachment 2, 169th Engineer Company.
A Major Army Command (MACOM) is a command directly subordinate to, established by authority of, and specifically designated by Headquarters, Department of the Army. Army component commands of Unified and Specified Commands are major Army commands.
A Major Army Sub-command (Sub-MACOM) is a command directly subordinate to a major Army command, which has been assigned direct line responsibility and authority for a prescribed Army mission, and which has been designated by the parent MACOM as a major Army Sub-command.
An Activity is a separate organization under the direct supervision of a major Army command or lower level of command. An activity can be functionally described as having either a staff support or field operating mission.
A Staff Support Activity (SSA) is an organization which exists primarily to assist the Headquarters to which it reports. Staff support activities assist in the formation of policies and procedures or provide the necessary administrative and/or logistical support.
A Field Operating Activity (FOA) is an organization which is an extension of a major Army command. It may participate in policy development and may still be required in the absence of the headquarters to which it reports.
A Center is a specifically designated group of functionally correlated organizations which are collocated in order to facilitate coordination and/or cooperation of effort.
A Functional Center is a center authorized and specifically designated by HQDA to serve as the focal point for the correlation of combat developments and the integration of doctrine, education, and training within a broad general functional area.
A School Center is a center authorized and designated by HQDA to accomplish combat developments and to accomplish and/or provide guidance for education and training within a clearly delineated branch or specialty area within the Army.
A Training Center is a center authorized and designated by HQDA to conduct basic training, advanced individual training, and/or other training.
A Host is the installation that has management control of facilities and provides services and facilities to an activity or unit under the command of HQDA, a MACOM, or a field operating agency.
A Tenant is a unit or activity of one Government agency, military department, or command which occupies facilities on an installation of another military department or command, and receives supplies or other support services from that installation. A Satellite is a unit or activity of a Government agency, military department, or command which is not a tenant but which is dependent upon a designated installation for specified support, either as assigned by higher authority or through a mutually developed written support agreement.
Ryan Fitzpatrick-Tampa Bay Buccaneers: It’s Fitzmagic time...again! After Sunday’s four interception debacle, Jameis Winston was benched in favor of Fitzpatrick, who nearly led the Bucs to a come from behind road win at Cincinnati. The move may be the beginning of the end for Winston in Tampa Bay, though it remains unclear whether Dirk Koetter views naming Fitzpatrick as the Week 9 starter a permanent move. At the time of his benching Winston had committed 9 turnovers since starting his first game of the season in Week 6, and Koetter wasn’t going to give him a chance to make it 10. We can’t pretend that Fitzpatrick doesn’t have turnover issues of his own, but what we have seen repeatedly is that this offense is more explosive with him under center. And that’s important because the Tampa Bay defense can’t stop anyone. Both quarterbacks have spent right about the same amount of time under center this season (14+ quarters), but Fitzpatrick not only has fewer turnovers, but the offense has generated 38 more points with him as the signal caller. The matchup this week against Carolina isn’t an easy one, but this offense is so explosive and has so many weapons that with six teams on a bye he has to be considered in play in all but the shallowest of leagues.
C.J. Beathard-San Francisco 49ers: I don’t feel good about Beathard, and you probably shouldn’t either, but with so many teams on a bye this week I feel compelled to give those who are desperate at the position another potential quarterback. Beathard gets to face an imploding Raiders team that just got smoked at home by the Colts. San Francisco’s offense has struggled of late, but this Oakland team has been helping opponents get back on track all year, allowing more than 34 points per game on average since Week 3. The best way sum up having to use Beathard in Week 9 is to quote Ben Affleck from Argo, “There are only bad options. It’s about finding the best one.” I guess he’s it.
Elijah McGuire-New York Jets: Here’s what I wrote about McGuire this preseason, just after he was lost to a broken foot:
After breaking his foot in mid-July, McGuire is likely to sit through at least the first half of the 2018 season. McGuire showed flashes at times, but was largely inconsistent as a rookie. There’s some wiggle and big play ability there, but for now he finds himself in a crowded backfield on a team in full rebuild mode. His prospects are more interesting if either Bilal Powell or Isaiah Crowell fall flat and seem likely to be cut ahead of next season.
2018 Outlook: McGuire’s injury makes him only worthy of a roster spot in leagues where he can be stashed on IR. Even then, he’ll need to aggressively climb the depth chart in midseason to have any redraft value.
I continue to believe he’s just a guy, but the Jets offense is so injury riddled at this point that if McGuire is healthy that may be all it takes to climb that depth chart. He’s a better receiver than Crowell and we know the Jets want to divy up the backfield work. If he comes off IR this week then he makes a decent add and stash candidate for those desperate at running back, but temper your long term expectations.
Josh Adams-Philadelphia Eagles: With Darren Sproles showing his age and Jay Ajayi already on IR, the Eagles backfield has come down to Wendell Smallwood, Corey Clement, and Josh Adams. Heading into their Week 9 bye, it actually looks like the struggling Clement could be the player phased out going forward. I continue to think he’s dealing with an injury, but regardless, he just hasn’t been able to generate anything as a runner or receiver the past couple weeks, while Smallwood has been better in the passing game and Adams has been surprisingly productive as a rusher. The rookie is a grinder that can keep defenses honest, and he’s what Philly will need to help close out games as the weather gets colder. The Eagles are off this week, but it may be worth grabbing Adams now as running back injuries continue to pile up around the league.
Devontae Booker-Denver Broncos: Booker probably isn’t going to become irrelevant until Vance Joseph and the rest of the Broncos coaching staff is sent packing-which could happen before the season even wraps up. But with Denver intent on dividing the running back work, Booker remains in the mix as long as Royce Freeman is out. His 9 carries for 78 yards against Kansas City had far more to do with the Chiefs putrid run defense than Booker himself, but he’s a good enough pass protector and receiver to keep earning regular snaps, especially with the Broncos coaching staff doing everything they can to keep Phillip Lindsay from a full-time role.
D.J. Moore-Carolina Panthers: Moore topped this list last week, even going against a good Baltimore secondary. He delivered with 5 catches for 90 yards through the air and a couple of carries for 39 yards on the ground. This week Carolina faces the league’s worst pass defense, and eight weeks in it’s apparent that Moore is already the most talented receiver on the Panthers roster. Carolina’s schedule from here on out is as WR-friendly as it gets: Tampa Bay and New Orleans twice each (though the second New Orleans meeting is Week 17 so largely fantasy irrelevant), as well as Atlanta and Pittsburgh. Don’t miss the boat.
Courtland Sutton-Denver Broncos: Last week I had Sutton as a speculative addition, but with reports surfacing this morning that Demaryius Thomas is headed to Houston, you can bump him to the top of the list today. Case Keenum is still going to favor Emmanuel Sanders, but this is a bad football team that’s been getting lit up by opposing offenses so there should be plenty of targets to go around. Sutton has even been productive of late and playing a larger role than Thomas. He’s going to be a cornerstone of the Denver rebuild and his target share is only going to grow as the season progresses.
Keke Coutee-Houston Texans: Demaryius Thomas isn’t quite a difference maker at this stage of his career, but his acquisition does hurt Coutee’s overall fantasy value. That said, Coutee was threatening weekly relevance as the Texans slot receiver and third option so he’s still worth looking to add if we find our the hamstring injury that cost him last week is no longer a concern.
DeVante Parker-Miami Dolphins: At this point Parker is hard to trust, but the Dolphins are desperate for pass catchers so assuming he survives the trade deadline there’s a solid chance that he remains the number one option in the Miami passing game for the remainder of the season. From here on out it will be some combination of Ryan Tannehill and Brock Osweiler at quarterback, which is hardly confidence inspiring, but we can take solace in the fact that he’s playing for a contract.
Chris Herndon-New York Jets: The target volume suggests it’s probably unsustainable, but Herndon now his touchdown catches in three straight games so we have to keep considering him. In a week where a handful of viable options are on bye and tight end is yielding little outside of the top options this season, you could do worse.
Jack Doyle-Indianapolis Colts: After a multi-week absence Doyle stepped right back in with 7 targets last week, catching 6 of them for 70 yards and a score. The emergence of Eric Ebron had led many to believe Doyle would be marginalized somewhat upon his return so at this point he’s criminally under-owned across most leagues. In reality, the Colts receivers are just so bad that the team should wind up running plenty of two tight end sets. Marlon Mack’s emergence in the running game also helps here, as Doyle should stay on the field a bunch as the superior blocker to Ebron and could see an additional bump in targets off play-action.
As always, this list is made up of players that are 30% owned or less in Yahoo leagues, and if you happen to be looking at a guy that falls above that threshold or can’t figure out why I left a player off the list, feel free to ping me on Twitter @rotocoach with any questions.
I do not understand why profiles would not be added to the Category:County_Cavan which currently has 88 profiles. The help page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Category_Names states "Ideally, bottom-level categories should be much smaller, with no more than a few thousand people in them."
Current hierarchy is 1- Regions, 2 - Europe (en), 3- Ireland, 4 - County Cavan is at the 4th level, which seems a mid-level rather than a high level.
A fundamental research for sources in Ireland is to look at the locality which so many times is simply the county name. I hope wiki-tree categorization for Ireland will allow profiles to be attached to the County category.
edit of comment - saw the work that has gone into creating cats for Ireland and it will work categorising profiles by townlands, parishes or baronies - but I think REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT and POOR LAW UNIONS should be taken unto account too as these may be the only records available for an individual.
I'm in the process of creating projects for each of the Counties and I'll be looking at their Categories too. Most of them need to be cleaned up and slimed down (Too many words).
Thanks Richard. I thought the statement was quite off-putting especially to new members. I understand the drive to lower level locality name when there is a one-name study with hundreds of profiles for a particular surname.
I also think the use of the same word for the name of the project and the name of the category is confusing to many. I think the info on the page needs to include the identifier Project ---- and Category --- to allow people to follow the links without going around in circles.
We should be trying to allocate profiles to towns, parishes and townlands, not to the County Names, wherever possible. This is not intended to stop people linking names to a county category if there is no other option, but I question the genealogical value of doing so when there are sometimes many people with the same name which (as we all know) happens in Ireland.
Hello Leigh, You did a GREAT job in setting up the categories and I don't plan to change any of the categories. I was just thinking of moving some of the wording at the top of the page into the project page and/or into an instruction page with links to them.
I like the idea of a sticker but how would you find them to move them to a lower level. Should it not be a goal of each county project to move the profiles to the lowest possible level?
For those interested, I have set up County Tyrone sub-Project and I'll be using it as a template for the other County projects that are not started yet. I would like any and all feed back to make it better. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:County_Tyrone_Sub_Project
I just got a request to add a per-1500 section (in the county project page) for kingdoms. Thanks Valerie great idea, I'm working on it.
Should I delete the Irish Roots description on Category:County_Antrim, County_Clare, etc and many sub-categories ?
Massachusetts’ last shark attack fatality was in 1936, according to a report by NPR member station WBUR.
Note → avoiding rep of Massachusetts in headline & summary; and "more than" rather than over; HTML buttons
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