military brass
- officersThose holding authority
- generalsBroad statements or commanders
- admiralsSenior naval commanders
- commandersMilitary authority figures
- pentagonFive-sided closed figure
stars · ranks · uniforms · medals · insignia · epaulettes · authority · hierarchy · salute · decorated · trumpets · fanfare · band · horns · polished · gold · shiny · tarnished
military hierarchy
military brassenlisted personnel
Non-commissioned military members
rank and file · privates · foot soldiers · grunts · enlisted men
civilian vs military authority
military brasspolitical leadership
Direction of government affairs
elected officials · civil servants · diplomats · noncombatants
institutional formality
military brassguerrilla fighters
Irregular combatants using ambush tactics
insurgents · irregular forces · resistance fighters · partisans · militia