Name: ________________________________________ Class: _________ Date: ___________

The Five Branches of the United States Military

1. Use the following website to answer the questions: http://us-militarybranches.insidegov.com/
Army

When was
the branch
of the
military first
created?
(mm/dd/yyy
y)
How many
members
are actively
serving in
each
branch?
How many
Total
personnel
does each
branch
have?
(active,
reserve,
guard)
What is the
Motto of
each
branch? And
what does
this motto
mean?

Navy

Marines

Coast Guard

Air Force

Who is the
current
leader of
each
branch?
What
department
s is each of
the
Branches a
part of?
Use the information you have collected from the website in order to create a poster
for one of the military branches. Each group will then present the information to the
rest of the class in a small presentation and will record the information on their
sheets in the appropriate category.
Things to be included:
1. All of the information answered on the opposite side of the handout
2. Draw, to the best of your ability, the seal of the Military Branch you have
been assigned
After listening to each presentation and recording the information in your
organizers, complete the following. Answer all of the questions below with the
information received from your classmates.
1. Which branch of the Military is the oldest?
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2. Which Branch of the Military is the Youngest?
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3. Which department oversees the majority of the Military?

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4. Which branch has the most members actively serving?
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5. Which branch has the least amount of actively serving members?
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