Troops tend to be deployed in 'battalions' (commanded by a lieutenant colonel) as a more convenient size of military unit and, as such, colonels have tended to have a higher profile in specialist and command roles than as actual commanders of regiments.
An iamb /ËaÉªÃ¦m/ or iambus is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry. Originally the term referred to one of the feet of the quantitative meter of classical Greek prosody: a short syllable followed by a long syllable (as in delay).
Flexible Functional Orthosis. A functional foot orthosis is used to partially control abnormal motion or abnormal position of the foot and leg during gait. This device is made from a material that displays significant flexibility during use.