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The military explicitly does not number their units in numeric order as a counter intelligence measure.
by tedivm 6y ago
The military explicitly does not number their units in numeric order as a counter intelligence measure.
- khm 6y agoThis differs by branch of service in the United States.
- phreenet 6y agoIn the book 'Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins' by Annie Jacobsen, she mentions this effect when the US Army stood up the secretive 10th Special Forces after WWII. Even though it was the first of its kind the idea was that if the U.S.S.R found out about it they would worry there were 9 other such groups.
- C1sc0cat 6y agoThe UK actually has its regiments ordered by seniority