commissioned rank

collocation in English

meaningsofcommissionedandrank

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commissioned
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɪʃ.ənd/
us
/kəˈmɪʃ.ənd/
militaryspecialized
(of a member of the armed forces) having achieved the rank of officer by receiving a commission (= an official order) rather than by rising from the ...
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rank
noun
uk
/ræŋk/
us
/ræŋk/
a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person ...
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(Definition ofcommissionedandrankfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By increasing the number of ranks belowcommissionedrankhe increases the proportion of non-commissioned ranks to commissioned ranks.
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The first test whether a man is fit forcommissionedrankis, obviously, whether he has shown capacity for non-commissionedrank.
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During 1938, 200 promotions were made to warrant and 150 promotions from warrant rank tocommissionedrank.
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Actually in pre-war days it was very difficult for a member of the rank and file to attain tocommissionedrank.
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It is not our policy that all aircrew should holdcommissionedrank.
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The scheme of promotion tocommissionedrankwas instituted to provide a limited number of officers to replace medical officers in field ambulances.
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A man whose visual standard is only that considered necessary for a private would not be eligible forcommissionedrank.
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The warrant officer wishes to be givencommissionedrank.
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The warrant officer promoted tocommissionedrankis rather at a disadvantage in that respect.
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These men withcommissionedrankare strutting about like peacocks, and some of them hold very high ranks indeed.
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