serve in the ranks in a sentence

Examples

1. He served in the ranks of the 27th Battalion during World War I, and was awarded a Military Medal and recommended for a commission.
2. Between 1981 and 2008 he served in the ranks of the British Territorial Army and as an officer in the Royal Navy and British Army.
3. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary, he served in the ranks of the Ukrainian Galician Army which unsuccessfully political pressure from the Polish Ministry of War.
4. Direct commissioning largely ceased early in 1916, from then most new officers had served in the ranks first, even if in a unit of potential officers.
5. More than 1700 men served in the ranks at various times, however, the field strength of the regiment rarely exceeded 500 men at any given time.
6. In 1896, the grant of the medal was extended to other ranks and officers who had served in the ranks of the Volunteer Forces throughout the British Empire.
7. Instead of having officer trainees serve in the ranks and then as NCOs prior to commissioning a new system required such members to be " appointed " as officer cadets.
8. After the capitulation he made it to the United Kingdom, where he served in the ranks of No . 607 Squadron RAF and No . 303 Polish Fighter Squadron.
9. He first served in the Royal Marines Light Infantry in the late 19th century before joining the British Army where he served in the ranks of the Royal Berkshire Regiment.
10. Mr Henry for a time served in the ranks as a private, but subsequently became Armourer-Sergeant of what was them known as the Edinburgh Rifle Volunteers ."