VPLS can be used to transport Ethernet frames to and from multiple, geographically dispersed sites belonging to a customer Virtual Private Network (VPN). The Provider Edge (PE) devices connecting the customer sites provide functions similar to a Layer 2 switch.
Equivalent Ranks to an Army Master Sergeant A Master Sergeant is a Noncommissioned Officer, with a military paygrade of E-8. The civilian equivalent of this military rank is roughly GS-6 under the federal government's General Schedule payscale.
D-38. The ACOS, G-1/AG (S-1) is the principal staff officer for all matters concerning human resources support (military and civilian). The G-1/AG (S-1) also serves as the senior adjutant general officer in the command. A G-1/AG (S-1) is authorized at every echelon from battalion through corps.