The Salvation Army the UK. The latest International Congress was held in London on 1–5 July 2015, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Salvation Army's founding. Officers are given Marching Orders to change ministries within the Salvation Army. Usually, officers are given new marching orders every two to five years and reassigned to different posts, sometimes moving great distances. In Russia the Army was founded around 1917 and the Army struggled on until 1922 at which point the situation had become extremely challenging. A Moscow court ruled that the Salvation Army was a paramilitary organisation subject to expulsion. In October 2006,
The Salvation Army General of The Salvation Army, and not necessarily the original authors. There are official social media accounts run by the Salvation Army on Twitter and Facebook. This is a list of books and magazines: General Bramwell Booth instituted the "Order of the Founder" on 20 August 1917 and the first awards were made in 1920 to one Soldier and 15 Officers. General George Carpenter founded the "Order Of Distinguished Auxiliary Service" in 1941 to express the Salvation Army's gratitude for service given to the organisation by non-Salvationists. Because the Salvation Army is a church, Title VII of the U.S. Civil