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Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs
Posted By: David Winfred Gaddy (dial110.essex.248.crosslink.net)
In Response To: Re: [Gen'l Info] "Lance" Rank for NCOs (Mike Davies)
Date: Monday, 15 September 2003 1652 hrs. EDT
That's an interesting point, Mike. You made me look into Margaret Moore's "Understanding British English," where I found the term "lance-jack" defined as an "Army rank below corporal." Maybe we're on the right track. Anyone have ready access to the Oxford English Dictionary?
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