21.   Bashar was given a military rank of lieutenant colonel and made commander-in-chief of the Republican Guards, steps in grooming him for power.

22.   Banzer had earlier criticized his predecessor, Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, for naming military commanders based on political affiliation instead of their military rank.

23.   Bashar has a military rank of lieutenant colonel and is commander-in-chief of the Republican Guards.

24.   Bashar recently received a military rank of lieutenant colonel and was named commander-in-chief of the Republican Guards.

25.   Bashar was recently given a military rank of lieutenant colonel and made commander-in-chief of the Republican Guards, steps in grooming him for power.

26.   But Korzhakov, a veteran of the Soviet KGB secret service, retained his military rank after the dismissal.

27.   Chan also said six of the South African and British mercenaries were flown out Wednesday at the behest of a rebel faction within military ranks.

28.   Chinese leaders in the past year have spoken out repeatedly against money worship, but the commentary was a rare admission that it also has infiltrated the military ranks.

29.   Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak bestowed an honorary military rank of colonel on the son of the Libyan leader Moamamar Gadhafi, a rare honor for a foreign national.

30.   He was also given back his military rank and job in the army.