Definition for "Non-commissioned officer"

Non-commissioned officer - (Noun)

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 non-commissioned officer but he's the one his men look to when the bullets start flying.
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plural form of non-commissioned officer.
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Non-commissioned officer - (General)

1. A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), abbreviated to NCO or Non-com (US), is an enlisted military member holding a position of some degree of authority who has (usually) obtained it by promotion from within the non-officer ranks. ...
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2. 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
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3. Leaders of groups of men smaller than company size who did not hold a formal commission. NCOs existed at both the regimental level and at the company level. ...
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4. A person who holds an official position or office by virtue of being promoted above the rank of private (or equivalent). ...
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5. If you are E-6 or E-7 you are entering the muddy echelons of Air Force bureaucracy. You find yourself increasingly unwilling to "Git R Done" unless there's accompanying paperwork. ...
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6. Enlisted grades E4 through E9.
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1. A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), abbreviated to NCO or Non-com (US), is an enlisted military member holding a position of some degree of authority who has (usually) obtained it by promotion from within the non-officer ranks. ...
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2. are ratings of Leading Hand and above in the RN, other ranks of lance corporal and above in the Army and other ranks of corporal and above in the Royal Marines and RAF.
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