noncommissioned officer
noun
non·com·mis·sioned officer
ˌnän-kə-ˈmi-shənd- 
: a subordinate officer (such as a sergeant) in the army, air force, or marine corps appointed from among enlisted personnel
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Donald McAlister, known as Mac, was the senior noncommissioned officer in Bravo Company during their Afghanistan deployment in 2009-10.
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Ben Kesling, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
Rachel served in the military as an enlisted soldier, noncommissioned officer, and commissioned aviation officer.
—Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022
Several who spoke were comfortable being identified only by their rank or a generic reference to their status as an officer or noncommissioned officer — but never by name, with two exceptions.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2022
The Air Force’s letter to McSally described its decision not to charge the noncommissioned officer who accompanied Marsh to the after-party.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
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Ben Kesling, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
Rachel served in the military as an enlisted soldier, noncommissioned officer, and commissioned aviation officer.
—Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2022
Several who spoke were comfortable being identified only by their rank or a generic reference to their status as an officer or noncommissioned officer — but never by name, with two exceptions.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Jan. 2022
The Air Force’s letter to McSally described its decision not to charge the noncommissioned officer who accompanied Marsh to the after-party.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
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noncommissioned officer
noun
non·com·mis·sioned officer
ˌnän-kə-ˌmish-ənd-
: an officer in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps appointed from among the enlisted personnel
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