1.   Air Force officer ranks have slimmed as well.

2.   For some monitors of women in the military, the Tailhook episode showed that women, even those in the officer ranks, were treated as second class citizens.

3.   Some analysts see the large number of departures from its officer ranks as a sign of disenchantment within the company.

4.   The services also are fighting to keep those in the enlisted and officer ranks from leaving for higher-paying jobs in the private sector.

5.   Before, college students had draft deferments and then went into the reserve officer ranks.

6.   Graduates previously entered the reserve officer ranks.

7.   Kwak told South Korean officials that he was unhappy when his application for communist party membership and promotion to officer rank was turned down.

8.   Previously, graduates entered the reserve officer ranks and few were ever called to active duty.

9.   Previously, university graduates entered the reserve officer ranks and few were ever called to active duty.

10.   The army recently purged its officer ranks of suspected sympathizers of Islamic rule.