N.C.O.

abbreviation

1. Noncommissioned Officer.

NCO

abbreviation

1. noncommissioned officer

Example Sentences

But they still hadn't solved fundamental issues about logistics, personnel training, having a proper NCO corps and all their other infrastructure and leadership problems.

From Salon

The period of silence was ended by a single chime of a bell from the highest ranking military official in attendance, Senior NCO Robert Brockelsby Miller of the Irish Guards.

From BBC

Mr. Bacon is himself a retired Green Beret senior NCO.

From Washington Times

Writing for the Atlantic, Eliot Cohen, former State Department counselor, says the “abundant” evidence that “Ukraine is winning” includes: “Most modern militaries rely on a strong cadre of noncommissioned officers. Sergeants make sure that vehicles are maintained and exercise leadership in squad tactics. The Russian NCO corps is today, as it has always been, both weak and corrupt.”

From Washington Post

The other error was that the Russians do not have a good NCO core, meaning the non-commissioned officers.

From Salon