1713 203 It cannot therefore be determined, Whether the Loss hath fallen on the Publick or the Recruit-Officers?
1864 Oct. 318 A recruit's uniform never fits him—no, not even a recruit officer's uniform, though made by the best of tailors.
2000 W. Wilbanks lxxv. 126/2 Recruit Officer White was hospitalized at Baylor Hospital but survived.