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Why does the us military measure distance in meters rather than yards?
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∙ 18y ago
Because the rest of the world uses the metric system. Since the US Military "travels" alot, they need to know their distances in other countries. Because the world standard is Metric. Only the U.S., of all developed nations, still uses inches, feet and yards, gallons, ounces and pints. It really is sad.
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