50
commander
27
officer
23
captain(major, officer)
23
lieutenant
18
major(noun, captain, officer)
15
commanding officer
12
commander in chief(expression, idiom)
11
five-star general
10
army officer
8
brigadier(major, captain, officer)
6
sergeant
4
sirdar
4
three-star general
3
aide-de-camp
3
field marshal(expression, major, captain, officer)
3
field officer
2
major general
1
shavetail
1
acting
1
senior officer
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