1.   All four main U.S. service branches are involved.

2.   But beyond that, the writers often seem to be touting the virtues of their chosen service branch.

3.   But other service branches have woes, too, he said.

4.   Conventional wisdom has it that secretaries of the major military service branches should have first-hand knowledge either of the military or of politics.

5.   Coordination of joint operations -- those involving more than one service branch -- is difficult because each service embodies a different culture and employs different jargon.

6.   Customers are growing less inclined to use full service branches, the bank said.

7.   Each football recruit must receive a Congressional appointment and must serve five years in his service branch after graduation.

8.   Each service branch develops reading lists to promote education and intellectual growth throughout a military career.

9.   Each service branch has yearly suicide prevention and awareness training programs that last for one to two hours.

10.   Each service branch has also reported a significant increase in the Class A accident rate.