regular ordinary men?

It means people in general, both military and civilians.

Generally: can you use spellcheck? You write very carefully but make typographical errors that may be holding you back.

Thank for your reply and considerate advice.

Nancy, without meaning to be rude, as this is not my intention, I suspect you may need to check whether or not you are dyslexic. When you type your words, you swap the positions of letters, more so than just making a typographical error.

I would consider "regular" men to mean the same as "ordinary" men.