| Whom you'd expect to find on-base |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2026 |
| Sergeants, for example |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Jan 2026 |
| Cpls. and sgts. |
Newsday |
16 Dec 2025 |
| Sgts. and cpls. |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2025 |
| Cpls. and sgts. |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Some PX users (abbr.) |
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| Klinger and Radar, for two (abbr.) |
|
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| In brief, sergeants corporals |
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| Sergeants, et al. (abbr.) |
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| Service stripers (abbr.) |
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| Some military personnel, briefly |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
New York Times |
09 Sep 2024 |
| RCMP 'Sergeants', e.g. |
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2024 |
| In brief, sergeants and corporals |
|
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| Some military personnel (abbr.) |
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| Sergeants |
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| Non-comm offs. |
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| Cpls. and Sgts. |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Feb 2024 |
| Somehow cons sergeants, corporals etc. (1,1,2) |
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Corporals (1,1,2) |
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| PFC's superiors |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2023 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
Newsday |
14 May 2023 |
| Some U.S.N. personnel |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2023 |
| Sergeants and corporals: Abbr. |
Newsday |
06 Mar 2023 |
| Sgt. and cpl |
Premier Sunday |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Some PX customers |
Newsday |
24 Feb 2023 |
| Sgts. and cpls |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jan 2023 |
| Some base men |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Sergeants and corporals: Abbr. |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Sgts. and cpls |
Newsday |
29 Apr 2022 |
| PFC superiors |
Newsday |
27 Feb 2022 |
| Base trainers |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2021 |
| Some on base |
Newsday |
28 May 2021 |
| Sgt. and cpl., e.g |
New York Times |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Sgts. and such |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Sgts. and such |
|
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| Some PX customers |
Newsday |
18 Mar 2021 |
| Army sgts., e.g |
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| Army sgts., e.g |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Sgts., e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jan 2021 |
| Some PX patrons |
Newsday |
13 Dec 2020 |
| E-4, E-5 and E-6, in the U.S. Navy, in brief |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Some mil. drillers |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Some mil. drillers |
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| Cpls. and sgts |
Newsday |
10 May 2020 |
| Base figs |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Apr 2020 |
| Barracks bosses, briefly |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2019 |
| Barracks bosses, briefly |
|
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| Servers with squad goals |
Newsday |
27 Jul 2019 |
| Cpl. and Sgt., e.g |
|
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| Master seamen, in Canada |
Newsday |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Entry level mil. officers |
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| USMC sergeants, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Feb 2019 |
| T.Sgts., e.g |
Premier Sunday |
20 Jan 2019 |
| Cpls., for example |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Barracks bosses, briefly |
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| USMC sergeants, e.g. |
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| Sgts., e.g |
Newsday |
27 Dec 2018 |
| Sgts., for instance |
Newsday |
09 Dec 2018 |
| Sgts. and cpls |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2018 |
| E-4 and E-5, but not E-3 |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2018 |
| Cpls. and sgts |
|
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| Cpls. and sgts |
LA Times Daily |
20 Nov 2018 |
| Corporals, for example: Abbr |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2018 |
| Cpls. and sgts |
|
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| Jr. officers |
|
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| E-4 and E-5, but not E-3 |
|
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| Cpls. and sgts. |
|
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| Cpls. and sgts. |
|
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| Lt.'s subordinates |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Oct 2017 |
| Sergeants and corporals (abbr.) |
|
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| USAF superintendents |
Newsday |
11 Feb 2017 |
| Cpls., e.g |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2017 |
| Cpls., e.g. |
|
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| Some PX patrons |
LA Times Daily |
15 Dec 2016 |
| Cpls. and such |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Nov 2016 |
| Sgts. and Cpls |
|
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| Some mil. officers |
|
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| Lts.' subordinates |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Sgts. and cpls |
USA Today |
18 Mar 2016 |
| Boot camp VIPs |
LA Times Daily |
22 Nov 2015 |
| Base figs |
LA Times Daily |
14 Nov 2015 |
| Sarges, say |
Premier Sunday |
11 Oct 2015 |
| Base runners, in brief? |
New York Times |
25 Sep 2015 |
| Sgts. and cpls |
New York Times |
07 Jun 2015 |
| Lts.' subordinates |
Newsday |
29 May 2015 |
| Cpls., for example |
USA Today |
23 May 2015 |
| Sgts., e.g |
New York Times |
17 Feb 2015 |
| Drill sgts., e.g |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2015 |
| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Lts.' subordinates |
|
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| Boot camp VIPs |
|
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| Base figs. |
|
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| Sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Cpls., e.g. |
|
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| Sarges, say |
|
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| Cpls., for example |
|
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| Base runners, in brief? |
|
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| Drill sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Some PX patrons |
|
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| Sgts., say |
|
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| Platoon leaders (Abbr.) |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Many PX patrons |
|
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| Drill sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Base figs. |
|
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| Some PX patrons |
|
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| Base figs. |
|
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| PFC superiors |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Sgts., for example |
|
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| Sgts., for instance |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Cpls. and sgts. |
|
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| Some drillers, for short |
|
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| Service figs. |
|
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| M.Sgt. and others |
|
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| Some mil. personnel |
|
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| Cpls. and sgts. |
|
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| "Backbone" of forces |
|
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| Bilko and Klinger, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| 22-Downs, e.g. |
|
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| Sergeants major, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| 22-Downs, e.g. |
|
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| Bilko and Klinger, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| Boot camp VIPs |
|
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| Cpls., e.g. |
|
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| Sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Lt.'s subordinates |
|
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| Some PX patrons |
|
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| Basic training figs. |
|
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| They're often seen on base: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Some chiefs: Abbr. |
|
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| Chevron wearers (abbr.) |
|
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| M.Sgt. and T.Sgt. |
|
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| Sgt. and sgt. maj., e.g. |
|
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| Base figures |
|
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| Some PX patrons |
|
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| Some base men |
|
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| Some PX patrons |
|
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| Drill instructors, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Sgts. and such |
|
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| Cpl. and sgt., for two |
|
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| Two-stripers, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| Some mil. personnel |
|
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| Two-stripers, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Some mil. personnel |
|
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| 42 Across, et al. |
|
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| Base figs. |
|
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| Drill instructors, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| PFC's superiors |
|
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| Superiors of an 8 Down |
|
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| Drill instructors, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| Cpls. and sgts. |
|
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| Cpls., for instance |
|
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| They outrank specialists (Abbr.) |
|
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| PX patrons |
|
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| Mil. E-4 to E-9 |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Certain enlistees, familiarly |
|
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| PX users |
|
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| Sgt. and cpl. |
|
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| Cpls., for example |
|
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| Mil. personnel |
|
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| Staff sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Sgt. and cpl. |
|
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| M.Sgts., for example |
|
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| Cpls. and such |
|
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| Enlisted supervisors: Abbr. |
|
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| Cpls. and others |
|
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| Sgt. and cpl. |
|
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| Some GIs |
|
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| Some base residents: Abbr. |
|
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| They outrank specialists: Abbr. |
|
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| They're above enlistees: Abbr. |
|
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| PX patrons |
|
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| Chief technicians in the RAF, e.g. |
|
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| Cpl. and sgt., e.g. |
|
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| Some mil. academy grads |
|
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| Sergeants and corporals, e.g. |
|
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| Ones getting base pay?: Abbr. |
|
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| Sfc et al. |
|
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| 53-Down, e.g. |
|
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| 53-Down, e.g. |
|
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| Some mil. academy grads |
|
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| Some chiefs: Abbr. |
|
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| Some base men: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgts. and such |
|
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| Three-stripers, e.g.: Abbr. |
|
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| Some mil. careerists |
|
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| Sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Some base residents: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Cpl. and Sgt., e.g. |
|
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| Enlisted V.I.P.'s |
|
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| Cpls. and sgts. |
|
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| Future 25-Down honorees: Abbr. |
|
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| Ones above 48-Acrosses |
|
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| Some mil. personnel |
|
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| Cpls., e.g. |
|
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| SFC and others |
|
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| PX users |
|
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| Cpl. and sgt., e.g. |
|
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| Sgt. and Cpl. |
|
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| Cpls. and sgts. |
|
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| Some soldiers: Abbr. |
|
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| Cpls. et al. |
|
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| E-5s |
|
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| Sgt. and cpl., e.g. |
|
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| Sgt. majors, e.g. |
|
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| Sgt. majors, e.g. |
|
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| Sgt. and sgt. maj. |
|
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| Sgt. maj. and others |
|
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| Sergeants and corporals |
|
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| Sgt. and cpl. |
|
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| Sgts., e.g. |
|
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| MSgts, e.g. |
|
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| Sgt. and Cpl. |
|
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| Sergeant, corporal, etc. (abbr.) |
|
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| Sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Sgt. and Cpl. |
|
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| Sgts. and such |
|
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| Sgts., cpls. and such |
|
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| Sgt. and cpl. |
|
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| Enlisted VIPs |
|
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| Lts.' subordinates |
|
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| Rank leaders?: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgts., e.g. |
|
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| Sergeants, for example: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgt. and cpl. |
|
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| Sgts. and cpls. |
|
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| Mil. personnel |
|
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| March figures, for short |
|
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| Cpls., e.g. |
|
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| Base figures, for short |
|
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| Cpl. and Sgt. |
|
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| Military ranks: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgts. and such |
|
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| E-4's, E-5's et al. |
|
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| Base runners?: Abbr. |
|
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| PFC's superiors |
|
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| Sgt. et al. |
|
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| Cpls. |
|
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| Most DI's |
|
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| 58 Down, e.g. |
|
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| Cpls. |
|
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| Cpls. et al. |
|
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| Sgt. maj. and others |
|
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| Platoon ldrs. |
|
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| Army rankings |
|
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| Ones ranked E-4 to E-9: Abbr. |
|
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| E-4 and E-9 rankings |
|
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| Sgts. |
|
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| Mil. members |
|
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| They've earned their stripes: Abbr. |
|
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| Chevron wearers: Abbr. |
|
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| Cpl. and sgt. |
|
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| Aides for lts. |
|
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| Sgts. |
|
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| Mil. ranks |
|
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| Sgts. or cpls. |
|
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| SSgts., e.g. |
|
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| Sgt. and cpl. |
|
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| Pfc.'s mentors |
|
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| Sgts., etc. |
|
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| Certain G.I.'s |
|
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| Bosses of G.I.'s |
|
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| Sgts. ,e.g. |
|
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| Army men: Abbr. |
|
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| Sergeants and corporals: Abbr. |
|
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| Sgts. and Cpls. |
|
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| Cpl., sgt., etc. |
|
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| Some officers. |
|
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| Cpls. |
|
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| Noncoms. |
|
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| Drillmasters: Abbr. |
|
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| Army men. |
|
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| Relatives of PFCs. |
|
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| Saluters of 67 Across. |
|
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| Noncoms, for short. |
|
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| Corps. and sgts. |
|
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| Sergeants, corporals, etc.: Abbr. |
|
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| E-4s, e.g. |
|
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| Mil. workers |
|
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