What is a corps?
Q: What is a corps?
A: A corps is a military unit usually made up of two or more divisions.
Q: What is the largest tactical unit in the United States Army?
A: The corps is the largest tactical unit in the United States Army that can plan and carry out its own missions.
Q: What are some types of corps?
A: Corps can be a military unit with a specific function such as a Quartermaster Corps or an Intelligence Corps. It can be a branch of a military such as the United States Marine Corps. It can also mean a body of officers such as a Cadet Corps.
Q: Can the term corps only be applied to the military?
A: No, the term has other uses. A group of people engaged in the same work can be called a corps, like the Peace Corps.
Q: What is the origin of the word corps?
A: The word corps comes from the Old French cors meaning "body, person, corpse, life," which is based on the Latin word corpus meaning "body."
Q: How many divisions make up a corps?
A: A corps is usually made up of two or more divisions.
Q: Is a corps capable of planning and carrying out its own missions?
A: Yes, a corps is the largest tactical unit in the United States Army that can plan and carry out its own missions.
