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Military Conflicts
When they stand alone, words like war, battle,
and so on should not be capitalized.
• With a loud shout, Mary plunged into
the battle.
Do capitalize these words when they are part of the
name of a conflict.
- the American Revolution
- the American War of Independence
- the Crusades
- the First World War; World War I; the Great War
- the French Revolution
- the Gulf War
- the Korean War
- the Napoleonic War
- the Revolution
- the Revolutionary War
- the Russian Revolution
- the Spanish-American War
- the Spanish Civil War
- the Vietnam War
- the War of 1812
- World War II; the Second World War
Groups and Organizations
Nearly all names of military organizations, like nearly
all military
conflicts, are capitalized. Below, you’ll find a partial list of
major
military groups.
- the Allied forces
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Army Special Forces
- the Axis powers
- the Central powers
- Combined Chiefs of Staff
- Confederate army
- the French Resistance
- Green Berets
- Joint Chiefs of Staff
- the Mounties
- National Guard
- Pacific Fleet
- Red Army
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Royal Navy
- United States Army
- United States Coast Guard
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Navy
- United States Signal Corps
When they stand alone, names of military forces need
not be capitalized.
• I’m thinking of enlisting in the army.
• Men from the navy are in town for Fleet
Week.
Time
The military uses a twenty-four-hour time system. In
this system, time is told with four digits and no colons or dots.
- midnight: 2400 or 0000
noon: 1200
4:10 p.m.: 1610
When using the twenty-four-hour time system in a sentence,
you may use the word hours after the four-digit
number, use the abbreviation h, or simply use the
four-digit number on its own.
• The camping trip will commence at 0900
hours.
• The camping trip will commence at 0900
h.
• The camping trip will commence at 0900.
Titles
When military titles precede names, the titles should
be capitalized.
• In a few minutes, Captain Cook will
board the ship.
When military titles follow names, the titles should
be lowercased.
• Cook, the feared captain, does not
tolerate dissent.
Titles may be abbreviated only before a full name.
• On Friday nights, Sergeant Lopez goes
to Bar None.
• On Friday nights, Sgt. Annalisa Lopez
goes to Bar None.
Ships
Capitalize and italicize the names
of ships.
• Hank pointed to his boat, the Bella
Luna.
Do not italicize the abbreviations USS (United States
ship) or HMS (Her/His Majesty’s ship).
• By special invitation, Fiona boarded
the HMS Carnival.
Do not use the word ship if you’re
also using USS or HMS.
• The USS Constitution is
docked in Chicago.
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