Can someone explain to me why unit numbers in the military aren't

Are you 12 years old?

>>34400373
this question would be better answered with google or perhaps ask reddit

>>34400373
Maintaining history. Divisions and lower echelon units get disbanded during peacetime, but throughout its history the U.S. has had ~100 distinct divisions in federal service. Those that stick around keep their designation and aren't re-numbered.

>>34400373


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_formations_of_the_United_States_Army

To confuse the enemy.

>>34400373
because the US military used to hold secret secret super-dee-duper secret deathmatches, pitting one division against the others.

All of the ones you on't hear about are the ones who got fukt by divisions like the 82nd, 10th Mountain, 101st, etc.

>>34400373
Because it's the 10th division of infantry.

Not that it really makes sense: the Army plays fast and loose with their numbering schemes. They're worse than the Brits and that's saying something.

>>34401582
>Because it's the 10th division of infantry
>division of infantry

It is a light infantry division, but nigga, it's the 10th mountain division. 10th infantry division was something else.

>>34401614
The 10th Infantry became the Panama Canal Division. 10th Mountain was originally 10th Light Division (Alpine).

As I said, the Army doesn't really make any sense. The only sort of consistency is between the infantry, armor, and cavalry branches. That's why you'll never see a 10th Airborne or 10th Infantry (again), but there was a 10th Armored. In fact each of the three has had 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions, though the 2nd and 3rd Cavalry never saw action.

>>34400373
>tfw i am 25 and want to be 19d just to be a dragoo. But may not even dragoon if i wanted to be