219:(Korean War). During the Vietnam War, some army warrant officer pilots were offered a direct commission to 2nd or 1st Lieutenant, while usually being younger than 25 at the time of commission. Department of Defense military pay tables authorize approximately ten percent pay premiums for officers in grades O-1, O-2 and O-3 who have credit for over four years of enlisted or warrant officer service before commissioning (Grades O-1E, O-2E, O-3E).
738:(born 1984) – Enlisted with the United States Navy in 2002 as a seaman recruit; graduated BUD/S class 247 and was assigned to SEAL Team 3 with the rating of Special Warfare Operator. Kim was accepted for commissioning in 2009; when he graduated from the University of San Diego in 2012 and left the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, Kim entered the Medical Corps. Jonny Kim then received a Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School.
25:
624:(born 1945) – Enlisted in 1965 as a cryptologic analyst, selected to attend the Artillery and Missile Officer Candidate School, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1967, later rising to four-star general. Franks was the U.S. general leading the attack on the Taliban in Afghanistan in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon in 2001.
222:
A mustang is characterized by former enlisted service before transitioning to officer rank. As a slang term, there is no official U.S. Government definition or set of criteria to determine which officers can properly be called a mustang. By the end of World War II, it was understood across the armed
449:
in 1966. Shot down over North
Vietnam on April 21, 1966. Still Missing in Action. Awarded the Purple Heart in 1966, The Distinguished Flying Cross, The Bronze Star, and Navy Commendation Medal with "V" for heroic achievement. He joined the Caterpillar Club when he was ejected from his disabled AJ
456:(1909–1987) – Already a practicing lawyer, he was drafted in the Army in 1941 and assigned to menial jobs. Recruited by Army Intelligence to teach Japanese, but due to a prohibition of Japanese Americans being commissioned, was discharged and hired as a War Department Civilian at the
652:(born 1981) – Enlisted as a Medical Specialist with the 29th Infantry Brigade Support Battalion of the Hawaii Army National Guard; rose to the rank of major. Currently, a lieutenant colonel in a California unit of the U.S. Army Reserves and a member of Congress representing
140:
service member. A mustang officer is not a temporary or brevet promotion but is a commissioned officer who receives more pay according to their rank of O1-E, O2-E, etc., but has no more command responsibilities than those of any commissioned officer of the same grade.
1581:– Tsarist cavalry NCO until 1917, then served in the Red Army until arrested and imprisoned during Stalin's purge. Reinstated as a major general in the Red Army in 1940, he rose to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1944 during the Great Patriotic War. Transferred to the
1496:– Enlisted as a cavalryman in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, rose from divisional to army commander during the Great Patriotic War, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1955, and served as Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union during the
556:. In 1942, Finn was commissioned and served as a limited-duty officer with the rank of ensign. In 1947 he reverted to his enlisted rank of chief petty officer, eventually becoming a lieutenant with Bombing Squadron VB-102 aboard the USS
1574:
in
October 1917, rose to become an admiral and the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Navy 1926–31, commissar for shipbuilding industry 1934–36, deputy minister for the defense industries 1936–37. He was killed in 1938, during Stalin's
1545:
staff officer during the
Spanish Civil War. Rose from major-general to Marshal of the Soviet Union during the course of the Great Patriotic War, finally serving as Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1957 until he died in
445:– Joined the U.S. Navy in 1941 as an aviation electronics technician. Promoted to chief warrant officer 1956 (Mustang) and advanced to commander as a bombardier/navigator on the A6-A Intruder (Attack Squadron VA-42) flying off the
852:(1898–1971) – Enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1918 and received a commission in 1924. Retired as a lieutenant general. He was awarded the Navy Cross five times, the second person in history to be awarded as many.
1510:(artillery NCO) in 1915 and was decorated many times for bravery in World War I; joined the Red Army after the Revolution and became a Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1940, taking part in the Great Patriotic War.
2060:
2034:
680:(born 1928) – Served as an enlisted Marine sergeant before becoming a Mustang. Retired as a United States Marine Corps general who served as the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, from 1987 to 1991.
504:
in 1904, achieved the rank of sergeant major by 1916, was promoted to captain (temporary service) on 3 June 1917, was wounded in WWI during the Battle of
Belleau Wood, and died soon after. Awarded the
714:
in WWII, earning a battlefield commission for his bravery. Elected to the US Senate in 1962, he served for almost 50 years. Countless military assets & installations have since been
1664:
1633:". In 1941–45 he commanded many fronts, including the Stalingrad Front, during the main phase of the Battle of Stalingrad. In 1955, he was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union.
1343:– Briefly served as an enlisted soldier before being elected as an officer in a volunteer unit during the French Revolutionary Wars; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
816:(1925–1971) – The most decorated US soldier of World War II, Staff Sergeant Murphy received a battlefield commission in France in 1944; subsequently became an actor. Received the
724:(1919–2005) – Drafted into the Army in 1941, served a year as an enlisted engineer before being selected for Infantry Officer Candidate School. Served as a staff officer with the
1552:– Bombardier in the 2nd Grenadier Artillery Regiment (1911), feuerwerker (senior artillery NCO) in 1917; joined the Red Army in 1918, Colonel-General from 1939, member of the
1557:
744:(1928–2015) – Enlisted as a Seaman Recruit in the US Navy in 1945, was commissioned as an Ensign in 1948, served as a Naval Aviator in Korea and Vietnam and as commander of
420:(1839-1865) – Enlisted in the army as a private in April 1861 and appointed captain in October 1861, later brevetted to brigadier general in 1864. He fought in most of the
2271:
1313:– Served as an enlisted man in the Irish Legion and in Dutch service before receiving a commission in the French Army; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
2068:
1291:– Enlisted in 1936, became a sergeant in 1940, participated in World War II, the First Indochina War, and the Algerian War; ended his career as a lieutenant general
2038:
372:(1843–1901) – Enlisted as a private in the Union Army in 1861; promoted to the rank of sergeant. Received a battlefield commission for bravery under fire at the
484:
as a radio/radar technician in 1947, earned a commission as a Marine pilot, and flew more than 100 missions during the Korean War before being court-martialed.
580:(born 1933) – Enlisted in Minnesota National Guard at 16 and then Regular Army upon graduation from high school. Served as an infantry private. Accepted to
1434:
in World War I, joined the
Bolsheviks in 1917 to become one of the first "Red Commanders". Noted for his bravery, he was killed in action, drowning in the
729:
643:
494:
in 1970 and was eventually promoted to rear admiral. He became Deputy Chief of Staff for Fleet
Maintenance, U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 2005, Gregory retired.
891:
858:(1936–2011) – Drafted into the Army in 1958; was accepted to Officer Candidate School the following year. He went on to become a four-star general and
759:
2291:
1355:– Enlisted in the French Army as a teenager and served for several years before receiving a commission; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
581:
442:
1516:– Senior NCO in the Tsarist Army, was wounded twice in World War I. In the Civil War, he held command positions in various Red armies, then went to
1162:(CIGS – the professional head of the British Army) during the First World War. The first, and to date only, British soldier to rise from private to
593:
718:
in his honor. After reviewing military records in the 1990s, Inouye was decorated with the Medal of Honor for his actions in the
Italian Campaign.
2286:
548:(1909–2010) – Enlisted in the Navy in July 1926, shortly before his seventeenth birthday. Promoted to chief petty officer in 1935. Awarded the
1319:– Served as an enlisted soldier in the Royal Italian Regiment of the French Army for 14 years; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
961:
635:
457:
505:
42:
1307:– Served as sergeant-major of a volunteer battalion during the French Revolutionary Wars; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
1687:. In 1918, he led the famous "Steel Division" of 15,000 men on a legendary 800-kilometer march in sixteen days from Nevinnomysskaya to
379:
89:
1673:– NCO in the 139th Infantry Regiment (1916–1917), member of the Central Committee of the CPSU and Stalin's inner circle in the 1930s,
414:
in 1808. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1814, aged 27, and eventually became a major general (and brevet lieutenant general).
61:
1683:– Studied to be a military engineer and became a Tsarist NCO in 1917. Joined the Bolsheviks in Moscow and took part in storming the
2090:
728:
in WWII. He became the first minority officer to command an Army battalion in combat in Korea and to serve as an instructor at the
1349:– Cavalry NCO during the French Revolutionary Wars, promoted to lieutenant under Napoleon. Died in 1894 at the claimed age of 126.
725:
711:
1410:– NCO in the Tsarist Army and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War and Great Patriotic War. Killed in action in 1942.
1325:– Enlisted twice as a youth but was quickly dismissed when his father intervened; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
975:
68:
997:
657:
653:
251:
1790:
2235:
2208:
1590:
1531:
1091:
947:
859:
149:
2007:
1740:– an infamous war criminal, rapist, and pedophile, was an enlisted machine gunner during World War I and a colonel with the
2311:
2095:
1368:
849:
75:
1660:
1159:
2316:
1155:
799:
639:
363:
767:
165:
108:
57:
1793:– the last German World War I veteran, enlisted as a private in 1918 and was promoted to major during World War II.
1659:-level staff officer during the Great Patriotic War, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1955 and served as
1612:
869:
631:
1456:
in 1912. He participated in the
October Revolution in Petrograd, fought in the Civil War, and reached the rank of
157:
1256:
1937:
1248:
1163:
585:
571:
173:
153:
46:
986:
during the postwar era, including being the first to successfully exceed the speed of sound. Retired from the
1885:
1571:
971:
785:
1787:– promoted from private to lieutenant during World War I and became a Wehrmacht captain during World War II.
602:(1931–2017) – Retired USMC colonel who rose from the ranks of private to first sergeant to colonel. Awarded
354:
and received a battlefield commission as a colonel and command of the Texian cavalry immediately before the
1340:
1322:
1298:
411:
387:
1090:– Enlisted in the British Army during World War II; then served as an Israeli general in all three of the
144:
Mustang officers are generally older than their peers-in-grade who have been commissioned from one of the
2276:
1857:
1421:
1371:– Had already retired after ten years of enlisted service; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
1149:
1119:
161:
1709:, Marshal of the Soviet Union from 1941, and Defence Minister during and after the Great Patriotic War.
1656:
839:
567:
501:
481:
376:; mustered out of the army as a major. Subsequently, he became the 25th president of the United States.
239:
129:
1274:
464:
to demand a direct commission for Aiso to Major, the highest-ranking
Japanese-American during the war.
82:
1282:
1172:– a South African World War I and World War II general, began his military career as a corporal in a
471:
259:
2147:
1594:
1810:
927:
923:
803:
461:
383:
285:
169:
410:(1786–1865) – Enlisted as a militia cavalry corporal in 1807 and commissioned as a captain in the
2277:
Air Force
Officer Accession & Training Schools (AFOATS), enlisted commissioning Opportunities
2170:
1955:
1941:
1582:
1542:
1521:
1362:
1034:– British army cook during the 1940s, later one of the first native commissioned officers in the
887:
883:
873:
843:
779:
771:
741:
517:
337:
255:
35:
696:(1887–1966) – Enlisted as a private in the US Army in 1906; was commissioned and served in both
1925:
1907:
1770:– enlisted in 1914, was promoted to lieutenant in 1917, and later became a general in the Nazi
1578:
1385:
1048:. Commissioned as a lieutenant in 1901 and later served as a general during World War I and II.
1041:
917:
333:
305:
200:
1972:
223:
forces that a Mustang was an officer with service in the enlisted ranks before commissioning.
1875:
1871:
1804:
1381:
1294:
1238:
957:
931:
835:
831:
355:
243:
2200:
2193:
1954:
at the age of 16, became a sergeant in the Resistance and was promoted to lieutenant in the
1913:
1148:, rose from private to captain during World War I and also served with the British Army and
1881:
1813:– promoted from staff sergeant to lieutenant in the Waffen SS, and after the war, became a
1479:
1358:
1278:
1186:– enlisted in the British army during World War II and served as an Israeli general in the
425:
247:
133:
1460:
and military district commander in the Red Army. He was executed in 1938, during Stalin's
1331:– Served 5 years as an enlisted cavalryman; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
1233:– Served as an enlisted man in numerous European armies, including the French, before the
974:
in 1941 and began as an aircraft mechanic. He soon entered pilot training and served as a
382:(born c.1820, date of death unknown) – Irish sergeant who deserted the US army during the
8:
2162:
General James Mattis, "Amid the Storm: A US Commander's View of the Changing Middle East"
1706:
1696:
1640:
1431:
1416:– NCO in the Tsarist army, decorated multiple times during World War I, commander of the
1401:
1001:
677:
671:
497:
397:
315:
2100:
1625:
and was promoted to NCO. Joining the Bolsheviks in the Civil War, he was a proponent of
1936:, returned to the Soviet Union as a major-general in 1940, and was finally promoted to
1893:
1731:
1648:
1626:
1443:
1352:
1337:– Served 3 years as an enlisted soldier; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
1316:
1260:
1081:
1073:
1063:
993:
855:
491:
417:
373:
281:
235:
704:, during the latter of which he commanded First US Army; retired in 1949 as a general.
2231:
2204:
1947:
1933:
1921:
1737:
1652:
1618:
1604:
1586:
1563:
1527:
1513:
1393:
1389:
1310:
1234:
1109:
1059:
1055:
979:
886:
in 1971, subsequently earned a commission as a second lieutenant in 1980 through the
865:
821:
775:
627:
545:
487:
359:
347:
2146:
Daniel E Russell, “Brevet Major General Frederic Winthrop: The Union’s Last Martyr”
872:
in 1927, earned a commission in the Army Air Corps as a pilot, and retired from the
715:
638:
in the Pacific, earning a battlefield commission for his bravery. Inducted into the
1863:
1849:
1845:
1828:
1538:
1487:
1483:
1475:
1417:
1259:
for a decade; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon, and later was elected
1013:
879:
369:
351:
291:
2225:
1767:
1674:
1636:
1413:
1334:
1230:
1139:
1105:
1045:
935:
789:
693:
683:
477:
470:(1939–1996) – Rose from the USN enlisted ranks to become a four-star admiral and
216:
145:
2122:
1796:
1784:
1677:
of the Red Army and head of the defense of Leningrad in the Great Patriotic War.
1841:
1727:
1684:
1670:
1598:
1493:
1427:
1346:
1288:
1268:
1264:
1217:
1205:
1191:
1101:
1097:
987:
953:
913:
897:
827:
817:
774:. He enlisted as a private and eventually received a battlefield commission to
751:
603:
549:
407:
327:
323:
125:
2160:
2305:
1899:
1867:
1824:
1747:
1702:
1692:
1680:
1644:
1567:
1503:
1467:
1449:
1407:
1365:
before receiving a commission; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
1197:
1144:
1135:
1125:
721:
707:
649:
599:
467:
429:
185:
137:
1750:– a sergeant during World War I and a general in the SS during World War II.
1054:– Enlisted as a private soldier in the British Army in 1915; made temporary
2281:
1968:
1903:
1757:
1753:
1608:
1497:
1453:
1439:
1115:
1069:
1051:
1035:
1012:
and was on his third tour in Vietnam when he was killed in 1972 during the
967:
813:
795:
755:
701:
621:
611:
577:
563:
553:
535:
453:
432:'s surrender at Appomattox. He was brevetted major general for that battle.
421:
391:
301:
294:(1828–1864) – British army corporal who later became a Confederate general.
212:
204:
189:
2035:"Face of Defense: Airman Earns Selection for Unique Commissioning Program"
908:
before attending and graduating from seminary and being commissioned as a
1951:
1889:
1820:
1775:
1549:
1507:
1461:
1304:
1297:– Enlisted in the French Army when he was 15 years old and fought in the
1187:
1087:
1077:
943:
745:
697:
615:
607:
589:
539:
531:
513:
297:
2256:
1778:
1723:
1720:
1435:
1397:
1328:
1183:
1129:
1009:
1005:
983:
939:
807:
687:
509:
401:
309:
208:
1730:
during the First World War. At the outbreak of World War II, he was a
1655:
in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, rose from army-level to
1004:, was field commissioned to 2nd lieutenant. After the war, he went to
552:
for his actions at Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay during the attack on
2296:
1800:
1771:
1761:
1741:
1695:'s besieging White Army to relieve the Bolshevik garrison during the
1688:
1457:
1213:
1169:
900:(born 1969) – Retired US Army major. He served as an enlisted man in
763:
735:
996:(born 1925-1972) – Enlisted in 1943 as a private first class in the
24:
1917:
1630:
1622:
1535:
1471:
1242:
1177:
1173:
1031:
667:
663:
527:
690:
and Vietnam War veteran. Retired in 1971 with the rank of colonel.
404:
quartermaster sergeant in 1861. Promoted to major general in 1865.
2148:
http://www.glencoveheritage.com/legacy_site/frederickwinthrop.pdf
1209:
905:
560:(CV-19). Retired from the Navy as a lieutenant in September 1956.
341:
1438:, in 1919 and has been since immortalized as a hero in both the
1985:
1553:
1517:
1008:
and became a 1st lieutenant. He was a company commander in the
909:
901:
288:
who re-enlisted in 1861 and eventually became a brevet general.
1853:
1814:
1430:– NCO in the Tsarist army and three times decorated with the
978:
upon receiving his wings. He later earned a commission as a
838:. Enlisted and later commissioned a second lieutenant in the
2061:"Marine 'Maverick' closes three-decade chapter in the Corps"
1760:'s commanding officer during World War I, was promoted from
326:
recipient, later became a major in the District of Columbia
2091:"Making Mustangs: Helping Enlisted Sailors Become Officers"
1201:
710:(1924–2012) – Enlisted in the segregated Japanese-American
660:. In January 2019, she began a campaign for U.S. President.
319:
2032:
1212:, and went on to become the only combat soldier awarded a
1971:– promoted from sergeant to lieutenant for defeating the
1906:
during World War I and was an Israeli general during the
1128:
was conscripted into the Royal Navy in 1794, promoted to
500:(birth name: Martin Maher) (1883–1918) – Enlisted in the
982:. He was a noted combat pilot during World War II and a
748:("Top Gun"), and retired as a four-star admiral in 1982.
1044:– Joined British cavalry as an enlisted man during the
960:
in 1951; later enlisted in the USAF and rose to become
1132:
in 1797, and retired in 1817 with the rank of captain.
1118:– Joined the British Army in 1939 as a private in the
802:. Enlisted in the USMC in 1969 and was commissioned a
1661:
Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces
588:, graduating in 1956. Served two combat tours in the
226:
A similar term is Maverick used for the same reason.
474:. He committed suicide in 1996 while serving as CNO.
574:
in 1986, and was promoted to major general in 2017.
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
2192:
1388:during World War I, Red Army commander during the
892:Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
344:in 1861, eventually becoming a lieutenant general.
2158:
582:United States Military Academy Preparatory School
340:as a private in the cavalry and was commissioned
2303:
2008:"7 reasons why enlisted love 'Mustang' officers"
1570:in the Baltic Fleet from 1912, took part in the
1301:; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
1285:; became a Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon.
1062:on 26 January 1917; left army, but rejoined the
1020:
946:wars, rising to a four-star general in 1976 and
594:United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
16:US Army term for an officer risen from the ranks
2272:Official US NAVY CWO/LDO Community Manager Page
350:(1798–1859) – Enlisted as a private during the
2230:. Oxford University Press. pp. 352–355.
1799:– began his career as a sergeant in the Nazi
962:Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
798:(born 1950) – Retired USMC general, a former
458:Military Intelligence Service Language School
2088:
666:(born c.1965) – US Army sergeant during the
646:HQ at Schofield Barracks as "Fukuhara Hall."
530:(born 1944) – Retired USMC captain. Awarded
270:
2033:Senior Airman Andrea Posey (May 12, 2016).
1104:to lieutenant in 1915, later fought in the
820:and later held a major's commission in the
634:at the outbreak of WWII. Enlisted with the
1621:– In 1914, he took part in the capture of
1558:Main Political Directorate of the Red Army
436:
1920:as rank-and-file soldier fighting in the
1611:before the October Revolution, and later
964:. Retired as a four-star general in 1990.
894:. Retired as a four-star general in 2015.
596:. Retired as a four-star general in 1991.
592:and eventually became commanding general
336:(1821–1877) – He began his career in the
312:and retired as a US Army general in 1917.
262:, depending on the particular situation.
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
2190:
1705:– NCO in the Tsarist army in World War,
1643:and participated in the storming of the
424:'s major battles, and was killed at the
203:; they were especially prevalent during
199:was a military officer who had earned a
2292:Nurse Corps Force Management, USAF NECP
1827:in the Wehrmacht, and a general in the
1478:in 1942 during the early stages of the
1204:soldier that started World War II as a
2304:
2058:
730:Army Command and General Staff College
658:United States House of Representatives
284:(1829–1908) – Dragoon sergeant of the
2223:
2005:
1665:K.E. Voroshilov General Staff Academy
1597:and sent back to the Soviet Union in
1532:Russian Expeditionary Force in France
948:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
930:in 1939 at the age of 16; received a
860:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
150:United States Merchant Marine Academy
2096:United States Department of the Navy
1593:after the war in 1949, dismissed by
1541:during the Russian Civil War, and a
1369:Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
2282:U.S. Naval Academy Admissions Steps
1520:to serve as deputy chairman of the
1160:Chief of the Imperial General Staff
654:Hawaii's 2nd congressional district
644:500th Military Intelligence Brigade
265:
13:
1420:of the Red Army in the Civil War,
1281:and served in the army during the
640:Military Intelligence Hall of Fame
570:in 1981, earned a commission from
460:. It took the intervention of Gen
14:
2328:
2265:
2199:. Naval Institute Press. p.
1940:in 1943 with his transfer to the
1629:and earned the nickname "Russian
1025:
768:506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
642:and honored by the naming of the
386:and received a commission in the
358:. Lamar would later serve as the
184:The term "mustang" refers to the
166:United States Coast Guard Academy
2297:Marine Corps Mustang Association
2159:Dartmouth College (2013-09-25).
2127:Marine Corps Mustang Association
1988:, US Navy commissioning program
1870:during World War I, and led the
1607:– was promoted from sergeant to
870:Pennsylvania Army National Guard
778:. His story was featured in the
362:Secretary of War and be elected
23:
2287:USAF Academy admissions website
2250:
2227:A History of War in 100 Battles
2173:from the original on 2021-12-22
2059:Parker, Verda L. (2016-08-15).
1924:, served as a brigadier in the
1639:– Volunteered in the Bolshevik
1560:during the Great Patriotic War.
1452:– Promoted to naval NCO in the
1424:from 1935 to his death in 1973.
1122:, ended the war as a brigadier.
990:as a brigadier general in 1975.
275:
192:, which is captured and tamed.
158:United States Air Force Academy
58:"Mustang" military officer
34:needs additional citations for
2217:
2191:Reynolds, Nicholas E. (2005).
2184:
2152:
2140:
2115:
2089:Anthony Koch (July 17, 2007).
2082:
2052:
2026:
1999:
1962:
1803:, and became a general in the
1361:– Served as cavalryman in the
1249:Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
1066:1920. Rose to General in WWII.
970:(1923–2020) – Enlisted in the
956:(born 1934) – Enlisted in the
926:(1922–2016) – Enlisted in the
882:(born 1954) – Enlisted in the
868:(1907–1968) – Enlisted in the
862:(1993–1997), retiring in 1997.
830:(1913–1988) – Enlisted in the
586:United States Military Academy
490:(Born 1950) – Enlisted in the
480:(1931–2014) – Enlisted in the
400:(1841/1844–1916). Initially a
300:(1851–1937) – Enlisted in the
174:Reserve Officer Training Corps
154:United States Military Academy
1:
1992:
1572:Storming of the Winter Palace
1474:in 1915–17. He commanded the
1021:Non-American mustang officers
850:Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller
636:Military Intelligence Service
136:who began their career as an
2169:(Video). 80:10 minutes in.
1852:during World War II, and an
1591:Minister of National Defense
1341:Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
1323:Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey
1299:American War of Independence
758:veteran who was a member of
428:about a week before General
229:
7:
2312:American military personnel
1979:
1601:, finally retiring in 1962.
1422:Marshal of the Soviet Union
1120:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
506:Distinguished Service Cross
211:. Notable examples include
195:The original definition of
188:, a feral animal and not a
162:United States Naval Academy
10:
2333:
2195:Basrah, Baghdad and Beyond
2065:United States Marine Corps
1888:during World War I, and a
1713:
912:in the army. Portrayed by
890:and later became the 37th
840:United States Marine Corps
610:(with Combat V), and four
568:United States Army Reserve
502:United States Marine Corps
482:United States Marine Corps
240:United States Marine Corps
179:
130:United States Armed Forces
2317:Military slang and jargon
1938:general of the department
1916:– enlisted in the Soviet
1835:
1691:, falling on the rear of
1375:
1283:French Revolutionary Wars
1224:
1156:William "Wully" Robertson
1138:– best known for playing
784:and was portrayed in the
472:Chief of Naval Operations
271:American mustang officers
260:unrestricted line officer
242:mustang officer can be a
2123:"Membership Eligibility"
1928:under the nom de guerre
1257:Régiment Royal–La Marine
936:the WWII battle of Anzio
928:Minnesota National Guard
924:John William Vessey, Jr.
630:(1920–2015) – Sent to a
516:citation. The destroyer
450:Savage aircraft in 1956.
170:Officer Candidate School
2224:Overy, Richard (2014).
1858:1947–1949 Palestine war
1522:Chinese Eastern Railway
1275:Jean-Baptiste Bessières
1016:as a brigadier general.
888:Officer Training School
884:United States Air Force
874:United States Air Force
772:101st Airborne Division
742:George E. R. Kinnear II
670:and captain during the
437:20th and 21st centuries
388:San Patricios Battalion
338:Confederate States Army
256:restricted line officer
1986:Seaman to Admiral - 21
1926:International Brigades
1908:First Arab-Israeli War
1764:to lieutenant in 1915.
1579:Konstantin Rokossovsky
1534:during World War I, a
1500:until he died in 1976.
1386:Russian Imperial Guard
1261:Crown Prince of Sweden
1208:, rose to the rank of
1076:as a private in 1914.
1042:Adrian Carton de Wiart
998:42nd Infantry Division
932:battlefield commission
842:in 1942. Retired as a
334:Nathan Bedford Forrest
201:battlefield commission
1876:1948 Arab-Israeli War
1872:Israeli Defence Force
1866:– joined the British
1856:commander during the
1805:West German Air Force
1663:and principal of the
1506:– Promoted to senior
1382:Pavel Ivanovich Batov
1295:Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
1253:King Charles XIV John
1239:Marshal of the Empire
958:Kansas National Guard
832:French Foreign Legion
786:miniseries adaptation
356:Battle of San Jacinto
244:chief warrant officer
1956:Polish People's Army
1944:during World War II.
1942:Polish People's Army
1882:Wladyslaw Bortnowski
1744:during World War II.
1583:Polish People's Army
1480:Battle of Stalingrad
1359:Louis-Gabriel Suchet
1279:Constitutional Guard
1152:during World War II.
1084:during World War II.
972:U.S. Army Air Forces
800:Secretary of Defense
426:Battle of Five Forks
248:limited duty officer
134:commissioned officer
43:improve this article
2103:on October 22, 2012
1892:general during the
1707:Order of St. George
1697:Battle of Tsaritsyn
1613:joined the Red Army
1482:. Took part in the
1432:Order of St. George
1402:Great Patriotic War
1002:Battle of the Bulge
876:as a major general.
810:on January 1, 1972.
678:Alfred M. Gray, Jr.
672:American Afghan War
520:John Francis Burnes
498:John Francis Burnes
398:Galusha Pennypacker
316:Christian Fleetwood
252:staff corps officer
215:(World War II) and
2014:. Mighthy Networks
1950:– enlisted in the
1914:Karol Świerczewski
1902:– enlisted in the
1894:September Campaign
1732:lieutenant colonel
1667:from 1960 to 1971.
1649:October Revolution
1627:mechanized warfare
1530:– Corporal of the
1444:Russian Federation
1353:Jean-de-Dieu Soult
1277:– Enlisted in the
1255:) – Served in the
1082:Canadian Air Force
1074:Gordon Highlanders
1064:Middlesex Regiment
994:Richard J. Tallman
938:and fought in the
856:John Shalikashvili
566:– Enlisted in the
524:was named for him.
492:United States Navy
418:Frederick Winthrop
374:Battle of Antietam
282:Samuel Chamberlain
236:United States Navy
2237:978-0-19-939071-7
2210:978-1-59114-717-6
2012:We Are The Mighty
2006:Milzarski, Eric.
1948:Samuel Willenberg
1934:Spanish Civil War
1922:Russian Civil War
1738:Oskar Dirlewanger
1653:artillery battery
1619:Andrey Yeryomenko
1605:Prokofy Romanenko
1595:Władysław Gomułka
1587:Marshal of Poland
1564:Romuald Muklevich
1528:Rodion Malinovsky
1514:Mikhail Lashevich
1394:Spanish Civil War
1390:Russian Civil War
1311:Jacques MacDonald
1263:, he died as the
1235:French Revolution
1110:Spanish Civil War
1092:Arab Israeli Wars
1060:Machine Gun Corps
1056:second lieutenant
980:second lieutenant
866:Clarence A. Shoop
822:US National Guard
804:second lieutenant
776:second lieutenant
628:Harry K. Fukuhara
546:John William Finn
488:Gregory R. Bryant
348:Mirabeau B. Lamar
146:service academies
128:term used in the
119:
118:
111:
93:
2324:
2259:
2254:
2248:
2247:
2245:
2244:
2221:
2215:
2214:
2198:
2188:
2182:
2181:
2179:
2178:
2156:
2150:
2144:
2138:
2137:
2135:
2133:
2119:
2113:
2112:
2110:
2108:
2099:. Archived from
2086:
2080:
2079:
2077:
2076:
2067:. Archived from
2056:
2050:
2049:
2047:
2046:
2037:. Archived from
2030:
2024:
2023:
2021:
2019:
2003:
1884:– an NCO in the
1864:David Ben-Gurion
1850:Free Polish Army
1846:Wladyslaw Anders
1844:– a corporal in
1829:East German Army
1556:and head of the
1539:drill instructor
1488:Prague Offensive
1484:Battle of Berlin
1476:Stalingrad Front
1418:1st Cavalry Army
1100:– Promoted from
1014:Battle of An Loc
880:Larry O. Spencer
836:field commission
781:Band of Brothers
370:William McKinley
352:Texas Revolution
292:Patrick Cleburne
266:Notable mustangs
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
2332:
2331:
2327:
2326:
2325:
2323:
2322:
2321:
2302:
2301:
2268:
2263:
2262:
2257:Achtung Panzer!
2255:
2251:
2242:
2240:
2238:
2222:
2218:
2211:
2189:
2185:
2176:
2174:
2157:
2153:
2145:
2141:
2131:
2129:
2121:
2120:
2116:
2106:
2104:
2087:
2083:
2074:
2072:
2057:
2053:
2044:
2042:
2031:
2027:
2017:
2015:
2004:
2000:
1995:
1982:
1965:
1838:
1768:Adolf Heusinger
1716:
1675:Colonel-General
1651:, commanded an
1637:Matvei Zakharov
1414:Semyon Budyonny
1378:
1335:Nicolas Oudinot
1231:Pierre Augereau
1227:
1140:Private Godfrey
1106:Irish Civil War
1046:Second Boer War
1028:
1023:
918:Black Hawk Down
790:Donnie Wahlberg
694:Courtney Hodges
684:David Hackworth
632:internment camp
478:Ernest C. Brace
462:Clayton Bissell
443:Ellis E. Austin
439:
278:
273:
268:
232:
217:David Hackworth
182:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2330:
2320:
2319:
2314:
2300:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2267:
2266:External links
2264:
2261:
2260:
2249:
2236:
2216:
2209:
2183:
2151:
2139:
2114:
2081:
2051:
2025:
1997:
1996:
1994:
1991:
1990:
1989:
1981:
1978:
1977:
1976:
1973:Batavia mutiny
1964:
1961:
1960:
1959:
1958:after the war.
1945:
1930:General Walter
1911:
1897:
1879:
1861:
1842:Menachem Begin
1837:
1834:
1833:
1832:
1818:
1808:
1807:after the war.
1794:
1788:
1782:
1765:
1751:
1745:
1735:
1728:lance corporal
1715:
1712:
1711:
1710:
1700:
1678:
1671:Andrei Zhdanov
1668:
1634:
1616:
1602:
1576:
1561:
1547:
1525:
1511:
1501:
1494:Andrei Grechko
1491:
1465:
1447:
1428:Vasily Chapaev
1425:
1411:
1405:
1377:
1374:
1373:
1372:
1366:
1363:National Guard
1356:
1350:
1347:Nicholas Savin
1344:
1338:
1332:
1326:
1320:
1314:
1308:
1302:
1292:
1289:Marcel Bigeard
1286:
1272:
1269:King of Norway
1265:King of Sweden
1246:
1226:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1218:Victoria Cross
1195:
1192:Yom Kippur War
1181:
1167:
1153:
1133:
1123:
1113:
1102:sergeant major
1098:Henry Kelly VC
1095:
1085:
1067:
1049:
1039:
1027:
1026:British Empire
1024:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1017:
991:
988:U.S. Air Force
976:flight officer
965:
954:Larry D. Welch
951:
921:
914:Brian Van Holt
898:Jeff Struecker
895:
877:
863:
853:
847:
834:, receiving a
828:Peter J. Ortiz
825:
818:Medal of Honor
811:
793:
754:(1920–2001) –
752:Carwood Lipton
749:
739:
733:
719:
705:
691:
686:(1930–2005) –
681:
675:
668:First Gulf War
661:
647:
625:
619:
604:Medal of Honor
597:
575:
561:
550:Medal of Honor
543:
525:
522: (DD-299)
495:
485:
475:
465:
451:
438:
435:
434:
433:
415:
408:Winfield Scott
405:
395:
377:
367:
345:
331:
328:National Guard
324:Medal of Honor
318:(1840–1915) –
313:
295:
289:
277:
274:
272:
269:
267:
264:
231:
228:
181:
178:
132:to refer to a
126:military slang
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2329:
2318:
2315:
2313:
2310:
2309:
2307:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2285:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2273:
2270:
2269:
2258:
2253:
2239:
2233:
2229:
2228:
2220:
2212:
2206:
2202:
2197:
2196:
2187:
2172:
2168:
2164:
2163:
2155:
2149:
2143:
2128:
2124:
2118:
2102:
2098:
2097:
2092:
2085:
2071:on 2024-03-02
2070:
2066:
2062:
2055:
2041:on 2016-07-13
2040:
2036:
2029:
2013:
2009:
2002:
1998:
1987:
1984:
1983:
1974:
1970:
1967:
1966:
1957:
1953:
1949:
1946:
1943:
1939:
1935:
1931:
1927:
1923:
1919:
1915:
1912:
1909:
1905:
1901:
1900:Yitzhak Sadeh
1898:
1895:
1891:
1887:
1886:Polish legion
1883:
1880:
1877:
1873:
1869:
1868:Jewish Legion
1865:
1862:
1859:
1855:
1851:
1847:
1843:
1840:
1839:
1830:
1826:
1825:unteroffizier
1822:
1819:
1816:
1812:
1809:
1806:
1802:
1798:
1795:
1792:
1791:Erich Kastner
1789:
1786:
1783:
1780:
1777:
1773:
1769:
1766:
1763:
1759:
1755:
1752:
1749:
1748:Sepp Dietrich
1746:
1743:
1739:
1736:
1733:
1729:
1725:
1722:
1718:
1717:
1708:
1704:
1703:Georgy Zhukov
1701:
1698:
1694:
1693:Pyotr Krasnov
1690:
1686:
1682:
1681:Dmitry Zhloba
1679:
1676:
1672:
1669:
1666:
1662:
1658:
1654:
1650:
1646:
1645:Winter Palace
1642:
1638:
1635:
1632:
1628:
1624:
1620:
1617:
1614:
1610:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1596:
1592:
1588:
1584:
1580:
1577:
1573:
1569:
1568:Petty officer
1565:
1562:
1559:
1555:
1551:
1548:
1544:
1540:
1537:
1533:
1529:
1526:
1523:
1519:
1515:
1512:
1509:
1505:
1504:Grigory Kulik
1502:
1499:
1495:
1492:
1489:
1485:
1481:
1477:
1473:
1469:
1468:Vasily Gordov
1466:
1463:
1459:
1455:
1451:
1450:Pavel Dybenko
1448:
1445:
1441:
1437:
1433:
1429:
1426:
1423:
1419:
1415:
1412:
1409:
1408:Ivan Bogdanov
1406:
1403:
1399:
1395:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1380:
1379:
1370:
1367:
1364:
1360:
1357:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1342:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1327:
1324:
1321:
1318:
1317:André Masséna
1315:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1280:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1258:
1254:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1219:
1215:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1198:Charles Upham
1196:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1175:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1164:field marshal
1161:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1147:
1146:
1141:
1137:
1136:Arnold Ridley
1134:
1131:
1127:
1126:John Quilliam
1124:
1121:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1107:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1072:– Joined the
1071:
1068:
1065:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1015:
1011:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
992:
989:
985:
981:
977:
973:
969:
966:
963:
959:
955:
952:
949:
945:
941:
937:
933:
929:
925:
922:
919:
915:
911:
907:
903:
899:
896:
893:
889:
885:
881:
878:
875:
871:
867:
864:
861:
857:
854:
851:
848:
846:in the USMCR.
845:
841:
837:
833:
829:
826:
823:
819:
815:
812:
809:
805:
801:
797:
794:
791:
787:
783:
782:
777:
773:
769:
765:
761:
757:
753:
750:
747:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
727:
723:
722:Young-Oak Kim
720:
717:
713:
709:
708:Daniel Inouye
706:
703:
699:
695:
692:
689:
685:
682:
679:
676:
673:
669:
665:
662:
659:
655:
651:
650:Tulsi Gabbard
648:
645:
641:
637:
633:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
613:
612:Purple Hearts
609:
605:
601:
600:Wesley L. Fox
598:
595:
591:
587:
583:
579:
576:
573:
569:
565:
562:
559:
555:
551:
547:
544:
541:
537:
536:Purple Hearts
533:
529:
526:
523:
521:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
496:
493:
489:
486:
483:
479:
476:
473:
469:
468:Jeremy Boorda
466:
463:
459:
455:
452:
448:
444:
441:
440:
431:
430:Robert E. Lee
427:
423:
419:
416:
413:
409:
406:
403:
399:
396:
393:
389:
385:
381:
378:
375:
371:
368:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
346:
343:
339:
335:
332:
329:
325:
322:sergeant and
321:
317:
314:
311:
307:
303:
299:
296:
293:
290:
287:
283:
280:
279:
263:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
227:
224:
220:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
193:
191:
187:
186:mustang horse
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
148:(such as the
147:
142:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
2252:
2241:. Retrieved
2226:
2219:
2194:
2186:
2175:. Retrieved
2166:
2161:
2154:
2142:
2130:. Retrieved
2126:
2117:
2105:. Retrieved
2101:the original
2094:
2084:
2073:. Retrieved
2069:the original
2064:
2054:
2043:. Retrieved
2039:the original
2028:
2016:. Retrieved
2011:
2001:
1969:Wiebbe Hayes
1929:
1904:Tsarist army
1797:Günther Rall
1785:Ernst Jünger
1758:Adolf Hitler
1754:Hugo Gutmann
1609:praporshchik
1599:October 1956
1524:(1926–1928).
1498:Brezhnev era
1458:Army General
1454:Baltic Fleet
1440:Soviet Union
1252:
1143:
1116:Enoch Powell
1070:George Croil
1052:John Crocker
1036:Ugandan army
1000:. After the
968:Chuck Yeager
916:in the film
814:Audie Murphy
796:James Mattis
780:
760:Easy Company
756:World War II
702:World War II
622:Tommy Franks
578:John W. Foss
564:Robin Fontes
557:
554:Pearl Harbor
519:
454:John F. Aiso
446:
422:US Civil War
412:Regular Army
392:Mexican Army
302:US Civil War
276:19th century
233:
225:
221:
213:Audie Murphy
205:World War II
196:
194:
190:thoroughbred
183:
143:
121:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
1963:Netherlands
1952:Polish army
1932:during the
1890:Polish Army
1874:during the
1821:Willi Stoph
1811:Hans Sommer
1776:West German
1647:during the
1550:Lev Mekhlis
1508:feuerwerker
1462:Great Purge
1305:Jean Lannes
1237:; became a
1188:Six Day War
1176:before the
1088:Moshe Dayan
1078:Air Marshal
746:NAS Miramar
698:World War I
616:Vietnam War
614:during the
608:Bronze Star
590:Vietnam War
540:Vietnam War
538:during the
532:Bronze Star
514:Silver Star
384:Mexican War
380:John Murphy
306:drummer boy
298:Johnny Clem
286:Mexican War
2306:Categories
2243:2024-05-12
2177:2024-05-12
2075:2024-05-12
2045:2016-07-16
1993:References
1779:Bundeswehr
1724:Franz Bake
1721:panzer ace
1641:Red Guards
1543:republican
1436:Ural River
1398:Winter War
1329:Michel Ney
1184:Israel Tal
1150:Home Guard
1145:Dad's Army
1130:midshipman
1010:Korean War
1006:West Point
984:test pilot
808:Naval ROTC
688:Korean War
572:West Point
534:and three
512:, and the
510:Navy Cross
447:Kitty Hawk
402:Union Army
310:Union Army
209:Korean War
99:March 2011
69:newspapers
1801:Luftwaffe
1772:Wehrmacht
1762:feldwebel
1742:Waffen SS
1689:Tsaritsyn
1470:– Junior
1216:to their
1170:Jan Smuts
1080:with the
764:Battalion
736:Jonny Kim
726:442nd RCT
712:442nd RCT
584:and then
518:USS
364:president
230:By Branch
172:, or the
2171:Archived
1980:See also
1918:Red Army
1817:officer.
1631:Guderian
1623:Przemysl
1536:Red Army
1490:in 1945.
1486:and the
1472:sergeant
1243:Napoleon
1178:Boer War
1174:commando
1032:Idi Amin
950:in 1982.
806:through
664:Jim Gant
528:Dale Dye
207:and the
138:enlisted
2167:YouTube
2132:May 12,
2107:May 12,
1714:Germany
1685:Kremlin
1210:captain
1206:private
1058:in the
944:Vietnam
920:(2001).
906:Somalia
844:colonel
656:in the
558:Hancock
390:of the
342:colonel
308:in the
197:mustang
180:History
122:Mustang
83:scholar
2234:
2207:
2018:3 July
1836:Poland
1575:purge.
1554:Stavka
1518:Harbin
1400:, and
1376:Russia
1241:under
1225:France
940:Korean
910:pastor
902:Panama
762:, 2nd
508:, the
258:or an
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
1854:Irgun
1823:– an
1815:Stasi
1719:Nazi
1657:front
1585:as a
1546:1967.
1251:(aka
716:named
360:Texas
304:as a
164:, or
124:is a
90:JSTOR
76:books
2232:ISBN
2205:ISBN
2134:2024
2109:2024
2020:2018
1774:and
1726:– a
1589:and
1442:and
1267:and
1202:NZEF
1190:and
1108:and
942:and
904:and
700:and
320:USCT
254:, a
250:, a
246:, a
62:news
1214:bar
1142:in
934:at
788:by
238:or
168:),
45:by
2308::
2203:.
2165:.
2125:.
2093:.
2063:.
2010:.
1848:'
1756:–
1566:–
1396:,
1392:,
1384:–
1200:–
1158:–
770:,
766:,
606:,
234:A
176:.
160:,
156:,
152:,
2246:.
2213:.
2201:4
2180:.
2136:.
2111:.
2078:.
2048:.
2022:.
1975:.
1910:.
1896:.
1878:.
1860:.
1831:.
1781:.
1734:.
1699:.
1615:.
1464:.
1446:.
1404:.
1271:.
1245:.
1220:.
1194:.
1180:.
1166:.
1112:.
1094:.
1038:.
824:.
792:.
732:.
674:.
618:.
542:.
394:.
366:.
330:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
