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Originally Posted by fluffy0000
In 1875, the United States solidified its commitment to the development of the internationally recognized metric system by becoming one of the original seventeen signatory nations to the Metre Convention or the Treaty of the Meter. The Treaty of the Meter established the Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM, International Bureau of Weights and Measures) The use and disuse of the Metric system in the United States is about as different as the metric system is used by the military-The U.S. military uses metric measurements extensively to ensure interoperability with allied forces, particularly NATO STANAGs, "standardization agreements". Ground forces measure distances in "klicks", slang for kilometers. Most military firearms are measured in metric units, beginning with the M-14 which was introduced in 1957. The Navy and Air Force continue to measure distance in nautical miles and speed in knots = distance and speed.
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ah thanks Fluffy i completely forgot the military uses metric system.