2N-COUNT [usually plural](军装或警服上表示等级或服役年限的 V 型)臂章 In the armed forces or the police, stripes are V-shaped bands of material sewn onto a uniform to indicate the rank of corporal or sergeant. In the United States, stripes can also show the length of time that a person has served in an organization. (军装或警服上表示等级或服役年限的 V 型)臂章
...a soldier with a corporal's stripes on his arms.