When a trainee in the British Army, training as a marine, for a period of time, is given a comparatively lower rank, since, he can't keep up with the performance requirement, before trying again.
Out of 10 recruits, 8 of them were backtrooped, and we 2 are the only remaining from the initial batch. Obviously, the recruits who are lower ranked in our batch, can still attempt to enter into our rank.
by Osama bin Laden II July 1, 2010
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