lower ranks
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"The parties must convey clear and unequivocal instructions to lower ranks," said the UN, African Union and regional orgainsation IGAD.
From Reuters • May 12, 2023
While the parties agreed last year to unify the top command structure, they have not been able to reach a similar agreement for the lower ranks.
From Washington Times • May 5, 2023
A pilot program allows young enlisted soldiers — those in the three lower ranks — to get a promotion if they refer someone who enlists and goes to basic training.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2023
If a daughter were to complete secondary school and become a teacher, she crossed the threshold into the lower ranks of the middle class.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Grants of land are also proposed for the support of these officers and their residences, with distributions and pensions for the lower ranks of the soldiery, to whom the "croix d'honneur" is given.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 by Various
