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.
SUBJECT: Department of the Army Promotion Point Cutoff Scores for 1 April 2017 and Junior Enlisted Issues for the Active Army (AA) 2 b. To SSG primary zone: SGT with 72 months TIS and 10 months TIG. c. To SSG secondary zone: SGT with minimum 48 TIS and 7 months TIG. d. To SGT must graduate the Basic Leader Course (BLC) before they are eligible for consideration for promotion pin-on to SGT, IAW AR 600-8-19, paragraph 1-28 a (2). e. To SGT primary zone: CPL/SPC with 36 months TIS and 8 months TIG. f. To SGT secondary zone: CPL/SPC with 18 months TIS and 6 months TIG. g. Soldiers must meet all eligibility criteria IAW AR 600-8-19, Table 3-3. 5.