in the first ranks

first fire mixture / first-fire mixture

junior ranks

officer commissioned from the ranks

ranks (the) / rank and file

reduce to the ranks

revert to the ranks

rise from the ranks

purge the party's ranks

fight in the ranks (of a regiment etc.)

in the ranks

in the ranks of the army

position in the ranks

remain in the ranks

service in the ranks

close the ranks

shattered ranks

commissioned ranks

enlisted ranks

non-commissioned officers and enlisted ranks

non-commissioned ranks

depletion of ranks

credible first strike capability

first aid facility

first aid kit

first echelon maintenance

first echelon medical equipment maintenance

first hand information

first impression report (FIR) (post exercise)

first lieutenant = (брит.) lieutenant

first light

first responder (emergencies)

first response