Answer: ranks

AnswerCrossword Clue
RANKSAn army
RANKSAdmiral and others
RANKSMajor and captain, e.g.
RANKSThey may be broken in the military
RANKSPuts first or second, say
RANKSOfficers' command
RANKSThey may be closed
RANKSGives a rating
RANKSChessboards' horizontal rows
RANKSGrades
RANKSThey're often closed in an emergency
RANKSRows
RANKSClasses
RANKSLines of hoplites
RANKSDistinctions
RANKSCompanions of files
RANKSBody of enlisted men.
RANKSFormations.
RANKSSocial strata.
RANKSEnlisted group
rankshigh position
ranksto put or be in a particular rank
ranksRANK, to assign to a particular place or grade
ranksenlisted soldiers
ranksrow or series
rankssocial or official position or standing
RANKSGives an order
RANKSPlaces in order of preference
RANKSOrders
RANKSSoldiers, generally.
RANKSChessboard rows
RANKSPuts first, say
RANKSChessboard octet
RANKSChessboard's eight
RANKSMajor and Colonel
RANKSMajor and more
RANKSCounterparts of files
RANKSCaptain and others
RANKSCaptain, colonel, etc.
RANKSLevels of authority