# Why do military reporters always tell us about companies, battalions, divisions, etc? Why can’t they report the numbers?

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**Created:** [January 6, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-military-reporters-always-tell-us-about-companies-battalions-divisions-etc-why-can-t-they-report-the-numbers/1012638 "2025-01-06T16:11:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-military-reporters-always-tell-us-about-companies-battalions-divisions-etc-why-can-t-they-report-the-numbers/1012638/5 "2025-01-06T16:39:14Z")

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> [@Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7744):
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> > [@Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/7744):
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> > Why not look it up one time and then you’ll know forever?
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> Because it varies wildly from one situation to the next. It’s people like you writing these articles that makes them next to worthless.

Like me? Well that was fucking clownish. Unlike you I did look it up and I got good enough information for the words to have significant meaning.

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