The province was thus denuded of many of its most competent soldiers.

Though the Romans now number seven, nearly half their party are not competent soldiers.

One book described him as a "competent soldier".

It was straightforward, routine; any competent soldier would know this to be so.

In his position, I wouldn't be too happy to see the only competent soldiers in the vicinity moving rapidly away, either.

Captain Iston proved to be a competent soldier and one of the few who listened to her without trying to act parental.

Oh, you can take a man of twenty and make him a competent soldier, fit and hard.

William was not only a competent soldier and politician but he was an accomplished gardener as well.

He served in the Gulf War and was described by military officials as a competent but not extraordinary soldier.

In all Lampsacus we couldn't raise half that many competent professional soldiers.