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This article is dedicated to those for whom the defense of the Motherland is both a vocation and a profession. Today we will share English vocabulary related to military ranks. You need to “justify yourself” right away: the systems of military ranks in Russia, the USA, Great Britain differ dramatically, so in this article we will not conduct a comparative analysis of military ranks. To begin with, let's deal with the word "title" itself and the possibilities of its use.
rank |ræŋk| - rank, rank, rank, rank, row, degree, rank, class, category
British military ranks
- Officer Cadet
- Second Lieutenant
- Lieutenant
- Captain
- Major
- Lieutenant Colonel
- colonel
- Brigadier
- Major General
- Lieutenant General
- General
- Field-Marshal
Expressions with military ranks in English
Table 1. English expressions with the word rank - rank
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derank |
deprive of the rank |
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deprivation of title |
deprivation of rank |
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military ranks |
grades of military rank |
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lose one's rank |
to be deprived of one's rank |
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deprive someone of ranks |
to relieve smb. of his rank |
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insignia (ranks) |
badge of rank |
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deprivation of military rank |
deprivation of a military rank |
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rise to the rank of colonel |
rise to the rank of colonel |
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date of conferment of military rank |
date of rank |
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receiving a title; getting a title |
getting a rank |
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conferring title; conferring a title |
awarding a rank |
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date of awarding the military rank of this category |
date of rank in current grade |
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train for the rank of captain |
to qualify for the rank of captain |
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delay in conferring the next title; deprivation of title |
forfeiture of service rank |
You can also use the word commission
commission |kəˈmɪʃn| - commission, commission, commission fee, commission
Table 2. Expressions with the word Commission in English
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decommission |
withdraw a commission |
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commemorate a title |
wet one's commission |
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conferring an officer's rank |
appointment to commission |
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assignment of a temporary officer rank |
temporary commission |
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assignment of a temporary officer rank |
non-permanent commission |
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nominate for an officer's rank |
tip for a commission |
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urgent assignment of the primary officer rank |
emergency commission |
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assignment of an officer rank in a certain branch of the military |
branch commission |
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obtaining an officer's rank; commissioned |
gaining a commission |
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conferring a permanent officer rank in the regular army |
permanent regular commission |
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conferring an officer's rank; conferring an officer's rank |
appointment to commission |
Let's continue with collocations, including colloquial ones, which are formed with the word "title".
Table 3. About military ranks in English
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planned assignment of the title |
automatic promotion |
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confer military rank |
conference military ranks |
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lose an officer's rank |
give up metal |
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lose an officer's rank |
to give up one's metal |
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ranks of sergeants |
non-commissioned ranks |
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loud titles, high ranks |
sonorous titles |
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establish honorary titles |
institute honorific titles |
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compulsory rank |
mandatory promotion |
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extraordinary conferment of title |
below-the-zone promotion |
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demotion to the rank of private |
bust to basic |
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first-priority rank/p> |
primary zone promotion |
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automatic rank assignment |
automatic appointment |
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title certificate |
promotion certificate |
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title certificate |
appointment certificate |
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extraordinary conferment of title |
promotion by merit |
