He was a second lieutenant in the army until he deserted.

他在开小差之前是个少尉。

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During his time in Okinawa as a second lieutenant, and to the amusement of his fellow Marines, Colonel Richardson set up a studio in his living quarters.

在冲绳岛担任第二中尉的时候，尉了娱乐他的海军陆战，上校理查德森在他的住所建立了工作室。

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The prince is a member of a group called Joint Tactical air control, or JTAC. He holds the rank of cornet — equivalent to a second lieutenant — and serves as a forward air controller.

王子是JTAC(联合目标攻击控制员)中的一名成员。他拥有军衔-相当于少尉-前进空中控制员。

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The prince, Second Lieutenant with the Blues and Royals Household Cavalry regiment in the Army, will undertake secondment with the Royal Navy and RAF next year.

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Our officers got hit so soon and so often that it seemed to me the position of second lieutenant in a rifle company had been made obsolete by modern warfare.

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To fully understand what this statement means we need to go back to when the General was a Second Lieutenant just out of West Point.

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