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The ones who do the work while officers do the pointing.
means Military personnel below officer rank, who carry out the operational and hands-on duties of armed forces.
from From en- (to put into) plus list, meaning a roll or register — literally, to write someone onto the list of those committed to serve.
BackboneMake up roughly 80 percent of most militaries
Hard lineA vast pay and command gap from officers
List rootsSame word-source as the strip of cloth