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noncommissioned officer

American

noun

Military.

an enlisted person, as a sergeant or corporal, holding any of various ranks below commissioned or warrant officers.

noncommissioned officer British

/ ˌnɒnkəˈmɪʃənd /

noun

(in the armed forces) a person, such as a sergeant or corporal, who is appointed from the ranks as a subordinate officer

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Etymology

Origin of noncommissioned officer

First recorded in 1695–1705

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noncommissioned officer

Does holding a commission necessarily mean a candidate is better suited to elective office than one who was a noncommissioned officer or a PFC or Seaman Apprentice?

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2024

But after The Associated Press made requests for comment on Meyer‘s case, the office of the Army‘s top noncommissioned officer, Sgt.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

André Watts was born on June 20, 1946, in Nuremberg, Germany, the son of Herman Watts, a noncommissioned officer stationed overseas for the U.S.

From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

He left the service in 2003 as a noncommissioned officer.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022

Boston Corbett, along with every noncommissioned officer at the barn, received $1,653.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

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