NONCOMMISSIONEDOFFICER

Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer, called a sub-officer in some countries, is a military officer who has not been given a commission. Non-commissioned officers, in the English-speaking world, usually obtain their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks.

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noncommissioned officer

Noun

  1. A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.
    A platoon sergeant may only be a noncommissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.


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