Soldiering On Military Ranks

Researches into military ranks across the branches, spurred by curiosity about pronunciations, spellings, and context of some military ranks. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2014/03/soldiering-on-military-ranks.html and comment there, please.

Rich Man Poor Man

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Rich man. Poor man. Beggar man. Thief. Doctor. Lawyer. Indian chief. From my recollection, these occupations/titles were designators in a child's poem for buttons that would foretell the clothing-wearer's fate. (Never mind that people don't wear only one article of clothing for life.) …

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