This thread is predominately populated by Europeans who are generally shafted up the ricker by antiquated, irrelevant and discriminatory JAA (and soon EASA) rules and not many (if any) who would be able to help you with the US Armed Forces protocols.
I would suggest one of the US Military Blogs as a better source of info.
Good luck with your quest and if you do find the answer please be sure to post it here.
HTH
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