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* '''Brevet''': a brevet commission in the U.S. Army entitled the officer to be identified by a higher rank. A brevet rank had no effect within the officer's current unit, but when assigned duty at the brevet rank by the U.S. President such an officer would command with the brevet rank and be paid at the higher rank, which would last only for the duration of that assignment. The brevet promotion would not affect the officer's seniority and actual permanent rank in the army. After 1818, brevet commissions also required confirmation by the United States Senate, just as all other varieties of officer commissions did. The practice of brevetting disappeared from the (regular) U.S. military at the end of the 19th century; honors were bestowed instead with a series of medals. However, the similar practice of frocking continues in all branches of the U.S. armed forces except the Air Force.

* '''Striker''': military equivalent of a servant