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Question from JC74XX6TJG 1731750157 on George Scratchley Brown (20:27, 6 July 2026)

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Hello, Mentor ThatTrainGuy1945, how do I edit George Scratchley Brown’s dates of rank because he went into the Missiouri National Guard and became a corporal, so how do I make the insignia of corporal without getting that red thing and now it’s blank. --JC74XX6TJG 1731750157 (talk) 20:27, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

@JC74XX6TJG 1731750157, hello! Do you have a source for this? The Air Force Historical Research Agency document lists his first "Service" entry as being a Cadet in July 1937. And re: what happened when you added a row to the table, you added the row correctly but linked to the article about the rank rather than an image of the rank insignia. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 02:14, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Question from Beaty74 (07:44, 8 July 2026)

Hi, how do I start an article? --Beaty74 (talk) 07:44, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

@Beaty74: What would you like to write about? Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 15:13, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Greetings in Akoose Beaty74 (talk) 13:17, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

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Question from Asanda mbeki on Multiplayer video game (04:13, 15 July 2026)

How to show videos? --Asanda mbeki (talk) 04:13, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

@Asanda mbeki, hello! What videos are you referring to? Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 22:54, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Copy Patrol

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Thank you! I've very much enjoyed CopyPatrol lately :) Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 16:25, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

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Question from JC74XX6TJG 1731750157 on John Shalikashvili (09:45, 19 July 2026)

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Hello, Mentor Vermont. I need help on John Shalikashvili because he joined OCS (Officer Candidate School as a private right, so how do I make the script for the private (United States) and how do I make the date into the date not outside. --JC74XX6TJG 1731750157 (talk) 09:45, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

@JC74XX6TJG 1731750157: Hi, do you have a source for this? Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 16:26, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello, Mentor Vermont. I don’t have the script for it or source JC74XX6TJG 1731750157 (talk) 19:45, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

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