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.
The promotion point cutoff scores are typically higher for the Secondary Zone as well. Army Promotion Criteria â Promotions to Sergeant (E-5) 1  Primary Zone: 8 months TIG as an E-4 and 36 months (3 years) TIS.  Secondary Zone: 4 months TIG and 18 months TIS.