Three officers bearing automatic weapons then escorted him to his door.
He did well at Sandhurst, which gave him the "officer and gentleman" bearing that was to be his trademark.
And she still jumps when the doorbell rings, worried it will be officers bearing unwanted news.
(A Cornet is the officer bearing the flag or regimental colors).
A scout called Crawford's attention to the flag of truce; and the cavalry officer, bearing a similar emblem, went out alone.
The occupant had been identified as a military officer bearing the surname Sima.
A Persian officer bearing the insignia of an imperial courier entered the tent, somewhat apologetically, and approached the table.
An officer bearing the insignia of the Imperial Medical Corps approached them, and was not gentle in his investigation.
In turn, the Guatemalan armed forces, which say they have more than 46,000 soldiers, are to be reduced by one-third, with enlisted men rather than officers apparently bearing a disproportionate share of those cuts.
(R. has also been a commanding officer, bearing ultimate responsibility for a unit.)