Revise. The positions were offered to soldiers, athletes, and virile men generally.
424. Repeat the article with each noun in a series.
Confusing. They needed a minister, doctor, and lawyer at once.
Clear. They needed a minister, a doctor, and a lawyer at once.
Revise. I met the merchant and postmaster of the little town as well as the sheriff and justice of the peace.
425. Repeat the possessive with each noun in a series.
Bad. I asked her the names of her sister and puppy.
Better. I asked her the names of her sister and of her puppy.
Revise. He watched his horse, cow, and pig break through into the wheat.