Before scrubbing, soak your feet in warm soapy water to help soften the skin and make it easier to scrub. 1  Before going to bed, mix some liquid soap in a foot tub filled with warm water. 2  Soak your feet in this warm soapy water for about 20 minutes. 3  Use a pumice stone to gently scrub off the loosened dead skin cells.
The Year - 1920. The Army consolidated all enlisted ranks into seven pay grades, five of which were for noncommissioned officers. During World War II, the Army differentiated between technical and combat grades, although the three technician grades adopted were dropped by the postwar Army.
The Years - 1851 and 1873. In 1851, a new uniform established a system of branch colors and chevrons reverted to points down. By 1872, 11 grades of NCO existed in the Army, seven with distinctive chevrons.ith the smaller size came changes in color to distinguish between combat (blue on a gold background) and noncombat (gold on a blue background) insignia. Another major change in 1948 was the substitution of the staff sergeantâs three bars and a rocker for the three-stripe chevron worn by sergeants since 1833.