fresh recruits
- rookiesInexperienced beginners in profession
- newbiesInexperienced newcomers
- traineesPeople being instructed
- greenhornsInexperienced beginners
- cadetsMilitary students in training
enlistees · privates · boot camp · orientation · raw · untested · eager · nervous · uniforms · barracks · drill · formation · inexperienced · young · initiation · basic training · newcomers · pledge
experience level
fresh recruitsveterans
Former armed forces members
combat veterans · old hands · career soldiers · experts · elite forces
career stage
fresh recruitsold guard
Conservative faction within organization
senior officers · lifers · brass · retirees · short-timers