Q. I retired in 1995 from the Army after 15 years and two days under the early retirement option offered. I have been working for the federal government for over 16 years. I have not bought back any military service; I draw a military pension and disability pay.. I retired in 1995 from the Army after 15 years and two days under the early retirement option offered. I have been working for the federal government for over 16 years. I have not bought back any military service; I draw a military pension and disability pay.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Linear scale. A linear scale, also called a bar scale, scale bar, graphic scale, or graphical scale, is a means of visually showing the scale of a map, nautical chart, engineering drawing, or architectural drawing.
The simplest form of map scale is a VERBAL SCALE. A verbal scale just states what distance on the map is equal to what distance on the ground, (i.e. 1 inch = 2000 feet from our example above) Though verbal scales are easy to understand, you usually will not find them printed on topographic maps. Instead our second type of scale is used.