- NCOS
- Cpls. et al.
- Sergeants, e.g.: Abbr.
- Some mil. members
- Sgt. and Cpl.
- Sgts., e.g.
- E-4s, e.g.
- Mil. workers
- Service figs.
- Cpls., e.g.
- Sgts. and cpls.
- Sgt. and cpl., e.g.
- Mil. acad. grads
- Some base residents: Abbr.
- Cpl. and sgt., for two
- Cpls. and sgts.
- PFC's superiors
- Some 26-Across leaders
- They may be in a mess, briefly
- Some recipients of M.L.B.'s annual Bob Feller Act of Valor Award
- Cpl. and Sgt.
- Enlisted VIPs
- Sergeant, corporal, etc. (abbr.)
- Cpl. and sgt., e.g.
- Sgts. and such
- Some mil. personnel
- Sgt. and sgt. maj., e.g.
- Chevron wearers (abbr.)
- Drill sgts., e.g.
- Sgts., say
- Cpls.
- Military ranks: Abbr.
- Most DI's
- Lts.' subordinates
- Sgt. majors, e.g.
- 53-Down, e.g.
- Some mil. academy grads
- Some PX patrons
- Two-stripers, e.g.: Abbr.
- 22-Downs, e.g.
- Bilko and Klinger, e.g.: Abbr.
- Boot camp VIPs
- They're often seen on base: Abbr.
- Base figs.
- Barracks bosses, briefly
- Army sgts., e.g.
- GIs with chevrons
- USAF superintendents
- 58 Down, e.g.
- Sgt. et al.
- Sergeants, for example: Abbr.
- Sgts., for instance
- E-5s
- Some soldiers: Abbr.
- M.Sgts., for example
- Sgts., for example
- Cpls., for example
- Cpls., for instance
- 42 Across, et al.
- Drill instructors, e.g.: Abbr.
- Superiors of an 8 Down
- Base figures
- Some base men
- Backbone of forces
- Many PX patrons
- PFC superiors
- Some PX customers
- Corporals, for example: Abbr.
- Master seamen, in Canada
- Servers with squad goals
- Base trainers
- Some on base
- Sergeants and corporals: Abbr.
- Sgts.
- PX users
- SFC and others
- Some base men: Abbr.
- Some chiefs: Abbr.
- Chief technicians in the RAF, e.g.
- Enlisted supervisors: Abbr.
- They outrank specialists: Abbr.
- They're above enlistees: Abbr.
- Mil. personnel
- Corps. and sgts.
- Sergeants, corporals, etc.: Abbr.
- Army men: Abbr.
- Cpl., sgt., etc.
- Noncoms.
- Army men.
- Drillmasters: Abbr.
- Noncoms, for short.
- Saluters of 67 Across.
- Relatives of PFCs.
- Some officers.
- Sgts., etc.
- Bosses of G.I.'s
- Certain G.I.'s
- Pfc.'s mentors
- SSgts., e.g.
- Mil. ranks
- Sgts. or cpls.
- Aides for lts.
- They've earned their stripes: Abbr.
- Mil. members
- E-4 and E-9 rankings
- Ones ranked E-4 to E-9: Abbr.
- Sgt. maj. and others
- Base runners?: Abbr.
- E-4's, E-5's et al.
- Base figures, for short
- March figures, for short
- Rank leaders?: Abbr.
- Sgt. and sgt. maj.
- Future 25-Down honorees: Abbr.
- Ones above 48-Acrosses
- Some mil. careerists
- Three-stripers, e.g.: Abbr.
- Ones getting base pay?: Abbr.
- Cpls. and others
- Mil. E-4 to E-9
- PX patrons
- Basic training figs.
- Sergeants major, e.g.: Abbr.
- M.Sgt. and others
- Some drillers, for short
- Base runners, in brief?
- E-4 and E-5, but not E-3
- E-4, E-5 and E-6, in the U.S. Navy, in brief
- Some U.S.N. personnel
- M.Sgt. and T.Sgt.
- Sarges, say
- Sfc et al.
- The backbone of the Army, per the U.S. Army
- Enlisted mil. members
- Sergeants and corporals
- Sgts., cpls. and such
- Sergeants and corporals, e.g.
- Cpls. and such
- Platoon leaders (Abbr.)
- Army rankings
- Platoon ldrs.
- MSgts, e.g.
- Certain enlistees, familiarly
- Staff sgts., e.g.
- Some GIs
- USMC sergeants, e.g.