enlisted man
any member of the U.S. armed services who is not a commissioned officer or a warrant officer, especially one ranking below a noncommissioned officer or a petty officer.
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How to use enlisted man in a sentence
Low-level enlisted men and officers all routinely used only first names.
How unruly, knife-wielding swimmers became the first Navy SEALs | David Philipps | December 5, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHe had the distinction of becoming a “mustang,” a Marine enlisted man elevated to officer.
The First American Casualties of our Iraq “Adventure” | Michael Daly | March 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt may easily be seen why it was that an enlisted man often went for months without being able to draw his pay.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltIm only an enlisted man and they dont give enlisted men enough math to answer questions like that.
A Place in the Sun | C.H. ThamesAny enlisted man is entitled to play this game and he is sure of making a score.
Biltmore Oswald | J. Thorne Smith, Jr.
There are more uncertainties than anything else, except hard work, in the life of an enlisted man.
The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories | Mary Hallock FooteExperience has proven that you cannot fraternize with an enlisted man one minute and then punish him for misconduct the next.
The Plattsburg Manual | O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey
British Dictionary definitions for enlisted man
US a serviceman who holds neither a commission nor a warrant and is not under training for officer rank as a cadet or midshipman
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