Historically, in the British Army, a gentleman ranker was an enlisted soldier who is suited through education and social background to be a commissioned officer, or is indeed a former commissioned officer. Rudyard Kipling titled one of his poems, which was published in 1892, "Gentlemen-Rankers".
Historically, in the British Army, a gentleman ranker was an enlisted soldier who is suited through education and social background to be a commissioned officer, or is indeed a former commissioned officer. Rudyard Kipling titled one of his poems, which was published in 1892, "Gentlemen-Rankers".
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