          Mah Jongg Tile Set Description
          
          Tile Set Name: ARMY.TIL
          Subject: Army Ranks
          Created by: Jeff Richardson
          
          Description:
          
          The First 15 tiles represent rank and insignia of commissioned
          officers and warrant officers of the United States Army.  The
          insignia are worn on the shoulder straps or the Army uniform or
          on the collar of the uniform shirt.  These insignia are sometimes
          worn on the helmet or field hat during times of war or for field
          dress.
          
           1) General of the Army - Five five-pointed silver stars, all
              connected.  Not shown is the gold shield on the Army which
              is usually above the five stars.
          
           2) General - Four five-pointed silver stars in a line.
          
           3) Lieutenant General - Three five-pointed silver stars in a line.
          
           4) Major General - Two five-pointed silver stars in a line.
          
           5) Brigadier General - One five-pointed silver star.
          
           6) Colonel - A silver American Eagle facing left, with wings
              spread, gripping arrows and laurel leaves.  There is an
              American shield on its breast.
          
           7) Lieutenant Colonel - A sculptured silver oak leaf.
          
           8) Major - A sculptured gold oak leaf.
          
           9) Captain - Two joined bars of silver, 1 inch by 1/4 inch.
          
          10) First Lieutenant - One bar of silver, 1 inch by 1/4 inch.
          
          11) Second Lieutenant - One bar of gold, 1 inch by 1/4 inch.
          
          12) Chief Warrant Officer, W-4 - One bar of red enamel, broken by
              two crosswise bars of silver, and framed in silver.
          
          13) Chief Warrant Officer, W-3 - One bar of red enamel, broken by
              one crosswise bar of silver, and framer in silver.
          
          14) Chief Warrant Officer, W-2 - One bar of red enamel, broken by
              two crosswise bars of gold, and framed in gold.
          
          15) Warrant Officer, W-1 - One bar of red enamel, broken by one
              crosswise bar of gold, and framer in gold.
          
          The next 10 tiles are insignia of grade for enlisted men of the 
          United States Army.  The chevrons, arcs, lozenges, and other designs
          are in gold on an army green or are in dark blue on a white cloth
          for the dress uniform of the Army.
          
          16) Sergeant Major - Three chevrons above, and three arcs below
              with a five-pointed star completely encircled by a wreath of 
              laurel in the center.
          
          17) Chief Master Sergeant - Three chevrons above, and three arcs
              below, with a five-pointed star in the center between them.
          
          18) First Sergeant - Three chevrons above, and three arcs below,
              with a lozenge or open diamond shape, in the center between them.
          
          19) Master Sergeant - Three chevrons above and three arcs below.
          
          20) Sergeant First Class - Three chevrons above and two arcs below.
          
          21) Staff Sergeant - Three chevrons above and one arc below.
          
          22) Sergeant - Three chevrons, points up.
          
          23) Corporal - Two chevrons, points up.
          
          24) Lance Corporal - One chevron, with one arc below.
          
          25) Private First Class - One chevron, point up.
          
          The next 6 tiles are insignia that are used in the Army to 
          designate specialist fields.  They all have an American Eagle
          device in gold on an army green or navy blue background.  They are
          a good deal smaller than the other insignia of rank.
          
          26) Specialist Nine - The specialist design, with three arcs above 
              and two chevrons below, pointed down.  (No longer authorized.)
          
          27) Specialist Eight - The specialist design, with three arcs above
              and one chevron below, pointed down.  (No longer authorized.)
          
          29) Specialist Seven - The specialist design, with three arcs above.
          
          30) Specialist Six - The specialist design, with two arcs above.
          
          31) Specialist Five - The specialist design, with one arc above.
          
          32) Specialist Four - The specialist design alone.
          
          The next three tiles are special Army service strips, bars, and
          wound chevrons.
          
          33) Overseas Chevrons, World War I, and Wound Chevron - These are
              worn on the outside sleeve, near the cuff. They are inverted
              chevrons, point down, of gold color on army green. One chevron
              is authorized for each wound or for each six months' service in
              a theater of operations during World War I.
          
          34) Overseas Service Bars, World War II, and Korean War - These are
              worn in the same manner as the above. Each is a gold bar on army
              green background.  The bar is 1 5/16 inch by 3/16 inch.  Each 
              bar indicates six months' service in a theater of operations.
          
          35) Army Service Strips - Diagonal stripes in gold on an army green
              background, worn on the outside sleeve in the uniform.  Each 
              gold strip indicates three years of federal military service,
              and they are worn one above the another.
          
          The wild card tiles are represented by the following:
          
          Wild Card Set One
             World War I
             World War II
             Korean War
             Vietnam
          
          Wild Card Set Two
             Army
             Navy
             Air Force
             Marines

          All the above information was gathered from Evans E. Kerrigan's
          book "American Badges and Insignia". Copyrighted in 1967 by Evans
          E. Kerrigan, The Viking Press, Inc.
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